Imposition — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the act of imposing something (as a tax or an embargo)

an uncalled-for burden

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪmpəzˈɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪmpəzˈɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪmpəzˈɪʃən/

4 syllables Say it as /ɪmpəzˈɪʃən/.

Examples

he listened but resented the imposition

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

infliction

Parts of Speech

noun	the act of imposing something (as a tax or an embargo)
noun	an uncalled-for burden “he listened but resented the imposition”

Word Forms

impose

verb

impose and collect

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Verhängung

der Akt der Verhängung von etwas (z. B. einer Steuer oder eines Embargos)

🇪🇸Spanish

imposición

el acto de imponer algo (como un impuesto o un embargo)

🇮🇹Italian

imposizione

l'atto di imporre qualcosa (come una tassa o un embargo)

🇳🇱Dutch

oplegging

de handeling waarbij iets wordt opgelegd (als belasting of embargo)

🇵🇹Portuguese

imposição

o ato de impor algo (como um imposto ou embargo)

🇷🇺Russian

навязывание

акт введения чего-либо (например, налога или эмбарго)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

आरोपण

कुछ थोपने की क्रिया (कर या प्रतिबंध के रूप में)

🇧🇩Bengali

আরোপ

কিছু আরোপ করার কাজ (কর বা নিষেধাজ্ঞা হিসাবে)

🇮🇳Tamil

சுமத்துதல்

எதையாவது விதிக்கும் செயல் (வரி அல்லது தடையாக)

🇮🇳Telugu

విధించడం

ఏదైనా విధించే చర్య (పన్ను లేదా నిషేధంగా)

🇮🇳Marathi

लादणे

काहीतरी लादण्याची कृती (कर किंवा निर्बंध म्हणून)

🇮🇳Gujarati

લાદવું

કંઈક લાદવાનું કાર્ય (કર અથવા પ્રતિબંધ તરીકે)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹೇರುವುದು

ಏನನ್ನಾದರೂ ಹೇರುವ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ (ತೆರಿಗೆ ಅಥವಾ ನಿರ್ಬಂಧವಾಗಿ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

ചുമത്തൽ

എന്തെങ്കിലും ചുമത്തുന്ന പ്രവൃത്തി (നികുതി അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഉപരോധമായി)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਥੋਪਣਾ

ਕੁਝ ਲਗਾਉਣ ਦੀ ਕਿਰਿਆ (ਟੈਕਸ ਜਾਂ ਪਾਬੰਦੀ ਵਜੋਂ)

🇵🇰Urdu

مسلط

کسی چیز کو مسلط کرنے کا عمل (بطور ٹیکس یا پابندی)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

征收

强加某物的行为（如税收或禁运）

🇯🇵Japanese

押しつけ

（税金または禁輸として）何かを課す行為

🇰🇷Korean

속이기

뭔가를 부과하는 행위(세금이나 금수조치 등)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự áp đặt

hành động áp đặt một cái gì đó (như thuế hoặc lệnh cấm vận)

🇹🇭Thai

การจัดเก็บภาษี

การกระทำของการจัดเก็บภาษีบางสิ่งบางอย่าง (เป็นภาษีหรือการคว่ำบาตร)

🇮🇩Indonesian

pengenaan

tindakan memaksakan sesuatu (sebagai pajak atau embargo)

🇵🇭Filipino

pagpapataw

ang pagkilos ng pagpapataw ng isang bagay (bilang isang buwis o isang embargo)

🇲🇾Malay

pengenaan

tindakan mengenakan sesuatu (sebagai cukai atau sekatan)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

فرض

فعل فرض شيء ما (كضريبة أو حظر)

🇮🇷Persian

تحمیل

عمل تحمیل چیزی (به عنوان مالیات یا تحریم)

🇹🇷Turkish

dayatma

bir şey empoze etme eylemi (vergi veya ambargo olarak)

🇮🇱Hebrew

הַטָלָה

הפעולה של הטלת משהו (כמס או אמברגו)

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The primary meaning of 'imposition' is 'the act of imposing something (as a tax or an embargo)'.

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Using 'imposition' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'imposition' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

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