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- Dictionaryexcise/ɪkˈsʌɪz/
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- 1. cut out surgically: "the precision with which surgeons can excise brain tumours" Similar Opposite
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to remove something, especially by cutting: be excised from During a three-hour operation six tumours were excised from the wall of the patient's stomach. The official censors have excised the controversial sections of the report. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
Excise takes part of its meaning from the prefix ex-, "out". A writer may excise long passages of a novel to reduce it to a reasonable length, or a film director may excise a scene that might give offense. A surgeon may excise a large cancerous tumor, or make a tiny excision to examine an organ's tissue.
an internal tax or duty on certain commodities, as liquor or tobacco, levied on their manufacture, sale, or consumption within the country. a tax levied for a license to carry on certain employments, pursue certain sports, etc. British. the branch of the civil service that collects excise taxes.
EXCISE meaning: 1. a tax made by a government on some types of goods produced and used within their own country…. Learn more.
n. 1. An internal tax imposed on the production, sale, or consumption of a commodity or the use of a service within a country: excises on tobacco, liquor, and long-distance telephone calls. 2. A licensing charge or a fee levied for certain privileges. tr.v. ex·cised, ex·cis·ing, ex·cis·es. To levy an excise on.
verb. remove by cutting. “The surgeon excised the tumor” see more. verb. remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line. synonyms: expunge, scratch, strike. see more. Definitions of excise (/ˈɛksaɪz/) noun. a tax that is measured by the amount of business done (not on property or income from real estate) synonyms: excise tax. see more
Excise is a tax that the government of a country puts on particular goods, such as cigarettes and alcoholic drinks, which are produced for sale in its own country.
An excise, or excise tax, is any duty on manufactured goods that is normally levied at the moment of manufacture for internal consumption rather than at sale. It is therefore a fee that must be paid in order to consume certain products.
EXCISE definition: government taxes that must be paid on some things that are made or sold in a particular country. Learn more.
Definition of excise noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
