excise tax

Cultural  

1. A tax, similar to a sales tax, imposed on some goods, especially luxuries and cars.

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Example Sentences

Gasoline prices rose further in April, which economists expect will spur inflation even higher this month, before the government’s temporary suspension of a federal fuel excise tax kicks in this week.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

For starters, when an airline raises its base fares, it must pay more in a specific federal tax known as an excise tax.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026

Drivers like him were already facing a slew of issues - including excise tax and a suspended fare hike - but the recent soaring prices now mean some of his colleagues make nothing.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

If you contributed in a previous year, you’ll typically face a 6% excise tax for each year the money remained in your account.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 21, 2025

The catalyst for the change was the Whiskey Rebellion, a popular insurgency in four counties of western Pennsylvania protesting an excise tax on whiskey.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis