excisable

[ ek-sahy-zuh-buh l, ik-sahy- ]

/ ˈɛk saɪ zə bəl, ɪkˈsaɪ- /

adjective

subject to excise duty.

Nearby words

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

Origin of excisable

First recorded in 1680–90; excise¹ + -able

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Examples from the Web for excisable

The most material are the general licenses which the law requires to be taken out by all dealers in excisable commodities.
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British Dictionary definitions for excisable

excisable

/ (ɪkˈsaɪzəbəl) /

adjective

liable to an excise tax

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