imposition
noun
im·po·si·tion
ˌim-pə-ˈzi-shən 
Examples of imposition in a Sentence
Your kids can stay with me the night you're away—it's really not an imposition.
the imposition of a life sentence on the defendant
the imposition of a tax on liquor
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California’s relatively high energy prices are driven, in part, by progressive policy preferences, such as the imposition of the nation’s first cap-and-trade program for carbon emissions.
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Patrick Gleason, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
President Donald Trump’s imposition of 50% tariffs on Brazil this week was even above the level the country faced on April 2, before the market swooned and many global tariffs were delayed.
—Jesse Pound, CNBC, 10 July 2025
Financial markets are wobbling this week after President Trump extended his 90-day deadline for big trade deals over the weekend, following the imposition of unilateral tariffs on dozens of U.S. trading partners back in April.
—Tobias Burns, The Hill, 9 July 2025
Trump on April 2, invoking emergency economic powers, ordered the imposition of 10% tariffs on all countries, and an individualized, reciprocal, higher tariff on countries with which the United States has the largest trade deficits.
—Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 3 July 2025
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Patrick Gleason, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
President Donald Trump’s imposition of 50% tariffs on Brazil this week was even above the level the country faced on April 2, before the market swooned and many global tariffs were delayed.
—Jesse Pound, CNBC, 10 July 2025
Financial markets are wobbling this week after President Trump extended his 90-day deadline for big trade deals over the weekend, following the imposition of unilateral tariffs on dozens of U.S. trading partners back in April.
—Tobias Burns, The Hill, 9 July 2025
Trump on April 2, invoking emergency economic powers, ordered the imposition of 10% tariffs on all countries, and an individualized, reciprocal, higher tariff on countries with which the United States has the largest trade deficits.
—Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 3 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for imposition
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“Imposition.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/imposition. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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imposition
noun
im·po·si·tion
ˌim-pə-ˈzish-ən
1
: the act of imposing
2
a
: something (as a tax) that is imposed
b
: a demand or request that is very troublesome
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