excise | English to English Dictionary

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excise

(/I/k's/aI/z )

a tax that is measured by the amount of business done (not on property or income from real estate)(noun.possession)

Synonym:
excise tax

source: wordnet30
In inland duty or impost operating as an indirect tax on the consumer, levied upon certain specified articles, as, tobacco, ale, spirits, etc., grown or manufactured in the country. It is also levied to pursue certain trades and deal in certain commodities. Certain direct taxes (as, in England, those on carriages, servants, plate, armorial bearings, etc.), are included in the excise. Often used adjectively; as, excise duties; excise law; excise system.(noun)

source: webster1913

remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line(verb.contact)

Synonym:
expunge, scratch, strike

source: wordnet30
levy an excise tax on(verb.possession)

source: wordnet30
remove by cutting(verb.change)

Example:
The surgeon excised the tumor.

source: wordnet30
To lay or impose an excise upon.(verb)

source: webster1913
To cut out or off; to separate and remove; as, to excise a tumor.(verb)

source: webster1913

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