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

The work of reducing the list of excisable articles was nevertheless begun, and from this time it went slowly, and, except as interrupted by extraordinary demands upon the state, steadily forward.

From The Continental Monthly, Vol. 5, No. 4, April, 1864 by Various

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

The trade was entirely destroyed by Mr. Pitt's celebrated commutation law, which, by reducing the duties upon excisable articles, enabled lawful dealer to compete with the smuggler.

From Guy Mannering by Scott, Walter, Sir

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