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    excise
    /ɪkˈsʌɪz/

    verb

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  2. 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.

  3. Learn the noun and verb meanings of excise, a word that can refer to a tax or a cutting out. See examples, synonyms, etymology, and related phrases of excise.

  4. 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.

  5. Excise can be a noun or a verb. As a noun, it means a tax on goods or services within a country. As a verb, it means to remove by cutting or deleting something.

  6. 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

  7. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › ExciseExcise - Wikipedia

    An excise (under definition B) has been defined as '"a tax upon manufacture, sale or for a business license or charter, as distinguished from a tax on real property, income or estates." [29] Both the federal and state governments levy excise taxes on goods such as alcohol, motor fuel, and tobacco products.

  8. Excise is a tax on certain goods or activities, or a fee for a license. It can also mean to remove something deliberately and completely. Learn more about the word origin, pronunciation, and usage of excise.