impuesto

/imˈpwesto/, [ĩmˈpwes.t̪o]

tax


Noun impuesto m (plural impuestos)

  1. tax, levy (money paid to the government)
  2. impost

Verb impuesto m (feminine singular impuesta, masculine plural impuestos, feminine plural impuestas)

  1. Masculine singular past participle of imponer.

Source: Wiktionary available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License


Examples
  • El trabajo es un oneroso impuesto a mi salud.

    The work is a heavy tax on my health.

  • El gobierno ha creado un nuevo impuesto sobre el vino.

    The government has imposed a new tax on wine.

  • El gobierno impuso un nuevo impuesto a los granjeros.

    The government imposed a new tax on farmers.

  • Lamento haberte impuesto tanto.

    I am sorry I have imposed so much on you.

  • Tenemos que pagar el impuesto.

    We must pay the tax.

  • ¿Hay algún impuesto sobre esto?

    Is there any tax on this?

  • China ha impuesto una zona de exclusión aérea sobre varias islas en disputa en el Mar Oriental de China.

    China has imposed a no-fly zone over several disputed islands in the East China Sea.

  • Se impuso un impuesto especial a los coches importados.

    A special tax was imposed on imported cars.


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