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excise
1[ noun ek-sahyz, -sahys; verb ek-sahyz, ik-sahyz ]
noun
- an internal tax or duty on certain commodities, as liquor or tobacco, levied on their manufacture, sale, or consumption within the country.
- a tax levied for a license to carry on certain employments, pursue certain sports, etc.
- British. the branch of the civil service that collects excise taxes.
verb (used with object)
- to impose an excise on.
excise
2[ ik-sahyz ]
verb (used with object)
- to expunge, as a passage or sentence, from a text.
- to cut out or off, as a tumor.
excise
1noun
- Also calledexcise tax a tax on goods, such as spirits, produced for the home market
- a tax paid for a licence to carry out various trades, sports, etc
- that section of the government service responsible for the collection of excise, now part of HMRC
excise
2/ ɪkˈsaɪz; ɪkˈsɪʒən /
verb
- to delete (a passage, sentence, etc); expunge
- to remove (an organ, structure, or part) surgically
Derived Forms
- exˈcisable, adjective
- excision, noun
Other Words From
- ex·cis·a·ble adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of excise1
Word History and Origins
Origin of excise1
Origin of excise2
Example Sentences
The "Real Time" host used his "new rule" segment on Friday to push back against the idea that you should excise Republicans from your life in the wake of the election.
Enrollees who didn’t meet the requirement for three months were summarily excised from Medicaid and couldn’t reenroll until the following year.
The new indictment, filed by special counsel Jack Smith last week, excises much of the evidence that the Supreme Court barred from being raised because it relates to conduct that enjoys absolute immunity.
In particular, they excised all allegations related to Trump’s interactions with the Department of Justice.
The drinks are taxed in various ways, including excise taxes, sales taxes and import/export taxes.
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