excisable

American  

[ek-sahy-zuh-buhl, ik-sahy-] / ˈɛk saɪ zə bəl, ɪkˈsaɪ- /

adjective

1. subject to excise duty.

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excisable British  

/ ɪkˈsaɪzəbəl /

adjective

1. liable to an excise tax

2. suitable for deletion

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Etymology

Origin of excisable

First recorded in 1680–90; excise ¹ + -able

Example Sentences

Nevertheless, “Swann in Love” isn’t quite as excisable as it might seem.

From Washington Post • Nov. 3, 2022

Towards the end of the month of October 1829 a young man entered the Palais-Royal just as the gaming-houses opened, agreeably to the law which protects a passion by its very nature easily excisable.

From The Magic Skin by Marriage, Ellen

His statement is very explicit: "To punish the Government they agreed to dissolve the 'Poker,' and to form another society which should exist without consumption of any excisable commodity."

From Life of Adam Smith by Rae, John

At the former of those periods the lower classes of the people were able to consume excisable commodities; in the latter they lived for the most part on the immediate produce of the soil.

From The Commercial Restraints of Ireland by Hutchinson, John Hely

They recommended a run for gold upon the savings banks, an entire abstinence from excisable articles, and universal cessation from work.

From Personal Recollections of Birmingham and Birmingham Men by Edwards, Eliezer