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Impose(money)
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impose (oh)



[Date: 1400-1500; Language: French; Origin: imposer, from Latin imponere, from ponere 'to put']
[T] if someone in authority imposes a rule, punishment, tax etc, they force people to accept it
::The court can impose a fine or a prison sentence.
impose sth on sth/sb
::The government imposed a ban on the sale of ivory.
[T] to force someone to have the same ideas, beliefs etc as you
impose sth on sb
::parents who impose their own moral values on their children
[I] formal to expect or ask someone to do something for you when this is not convenient for them
impose on/upon
::We could ask to stay the night, but I don't want to impose on them.
[T] to have a bad effect on something or someone and to cause problems for them
impose a burden/hardship etc (on sb/sth)
::Military spending imposes a huge strain on the economy.