excise
1[ noun ek-sahyz, -sahys; verb ek-sahyz, ik-sahyz ]
/ noun ˈɛk saɪz, -saɪs; verb ˈɛk saɪz, ɪkˈsaɪz /
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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), ex·cised, ex·cising.
to impose an excise on.
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Origin of excise
11485–95; apparently <Middle Dutch excijs, variant of accijs<Medieval Latin accīsa tax, literally, a cut, noun use of feminine past participle of Latin accīdere to cut into, equivalent to ac-ac- + cīd-, variant stem of caedere to cut + -ta feminine past participle suffix, with dt>s
Other definitions for excise (2 of 2)
excise2
[ ik-sahyz ]
/ ɪkˈsaɪz /
verb (used with object), ex·cised, ex·cis·ing.
to expunge, as a passage or sentence, from a text.
to cut out or off, as a tumor.
Origin of excise
2OTHER WORDS FROM excise
ex·cis·a·ble, adjectiveDictionary.com Unabridged
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British Dictionary definitions for excise (1 of 2)
excise1
noun (ˈɛksaɪz, ɛkˈsaɪz)
Also called: excise 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
British that section of the government service responsible for the collection of excise, now part of HMRC
Derived forms of excise
excisable, adjectiveWord Origin for excise
C15: probably from Middle Dutch excijs, probably from Old French assise a sitting, assessment, from Latin assidēre to sit beside, assist in judging, from sedēre to sit
British Dictionary definitions for excise (2 of 2)
excise2
/ (ɪkˈsaɪz) /
verb (tr)
to delete (a passage, sentence, etc); expunge
to remove (an organ, structure, or part) surgically
Derived forms of excise
excision (ɪkˈsɪʒən), nounWord Origin for excise
C16: from Latin excīdere to cut down; see excide
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Medical definitions for excise
excise
[ ĭk-sīz′ ]
v.
To remove by cutting.
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