What does imposta in Italian mean?

What is the meaning of the word imposta in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use imposta in Italian.

The word imposta in Italian means shutter, tax, levy, impose, oblige, fit, rest, lay, stand out, make yourself, force yourself, beat, stand out, imposed, inflicted, forced, sketch out, set up, tax credit, flat tax or levy, progressive tax or levy on income, stamp duty, excise duty, tax on real estate sales, progressive tax or levy, proportional tax or levy, regressive tax or levy, milling levy, collection of a tax. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word imposta

shutter

sostantivo femminile (anta)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Chiudi le imposte delle finestre.
Close the window shutters.

tax, levy

sostantivo femminile (tassa)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
A forza di imposte sul reddito, tra un po' dovremo pagare più di quello che riceviamo!
With so many income taxes, soon we'll have to pay more than we earn!

impose, oblige

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (far accettare qs a qn)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Non puoi imporre le tue regole a tua moglie.
You cannot impose your rules on your wife.

fit, rest, lay

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (letterario (collocare, porre sopra)

(phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.")
Il professore impose la corona d'alloro sulla testa del laureato.
The professor fit the laurel wreath onto the graduate's head.

stand out

verbo riflessivo o intransitivo pronominale (dominare)

(phrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up.")
Il grattacielo si imponeva sulla città.
The skyscraper dominated the city's landscape.

make yourself, force yourself

verbo riflessivo o intransitivo pronominale (obbligarsi)

(transitive verb and reflexive pronoun: Transitive verb with reflexive pronoun--for example, "Enjoy yourself." "They behaved themselves.")
Matteo si è imposto di fare gli straordinari tutto il mese.
Matteo forced himself to do overtime all month long.

beat

verbo riflessivo o intransitivo pronominale (vincere) (colloquial)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Giovanni si è imposto su tutti gli altri contendenti.
Giovanni beat all the other contestants.

stand out

verbo riflessivo o intransitivo pronominale (avere successo, farsi una fama)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
La Rossi S.p.A. si è imposta come azienda leader nel settore degli imballaggi.
La Rossi S.p.A. stood out as the leading company in the packaging sector.

imposed, inflicted, forced

participio passato (pp di imporre)

(verb, past participle: Verb form used descriptively or to form verbs--for example, "the locked door," "The door has been locked.")
Imposte le tasse, il governo fece presto a raccogliere il denaro necessario.

sketch out

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (avviare, preparare)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Per impostare una buona campagna elettorale serve prima di tutto denaro.
Once we get the funds we can sketch out the main ideas of the campaign.

set up

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (informatica: predisporre)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Ti ho impostato il computer per aprire automaticamente la tua casella di posta elettronica.
I set up the computer for you to automatically open your email.

tax credit

sostantivo maschile (fiscale (credito verso lo stato)

flat tax or levy

progressive tax or levy on income

stamp duty

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

excise duty

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

tax on real estate sales

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La nostra città ha deciso di non applicare imposte di registro.
Our city has decided not to impose registration tax.

progressive tax or levy

proportional tax or levy

regressive tax or levy

milling levy

(historical, 1800s)

collection of a tax

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