excisable

[ ek-sahy-zuh-buhl, ik-sahy- ]

/ ˈɛk saɪ zə bəl, ɪkˈsaɪ- /

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adjective

subject to excise duty.

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Origin of excisable

First recorded in 1680–90; excise¹ + -able

Words nearby excisable

excimer, excipient, exciple, excipulum, excircle, excisable, excise, excised, exciseman, excise tax, excision

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How to use excisable in a sentence

The most material are the general licenses which the law requires to be taken out by all dealers in excisable commodities.
The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. V. (of 12)|Edmund Burke

British Dictionary definitions for excisable

excisable

/ (ɪkˈsaɪzəbəl) /

adjective

liable to an excise tax

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