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Meaning of 'excise' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Excise [ n.]
- In inland duty or impost operating as an indirect tax on the consumer, levied upon certain specified articles, as, tobacco, ale, spirits, etc., grown or manufactured in the country. It is also levied to pursue certain trades and deal in certain commodities. Certain direct taxes (as, in England, those on carriages, servants, plate, armorial bearings, etc.), are included in the excise. Often used adjectively; as, excise duties; excise law; excise system.
- That department or bureau of the public service charged with the collection of the excise taxes.
2 . Excise [ v. t.]
- To lay or impose an excise upon.
- To impose upon; to overcharge.
- To cut out or off; to separate and remove; as, to excise a tumor.

Meaning of 'excise' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . excise [ v]
Meaning (1):
- remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line
Example in sentence:
  • Please strike this remark from the record;
  • scratch that remark
Meaning (2):
- remove by cutting
Example in sentence:
  • The surgeon excised the tumor

Nearby Words:

excalceate excalceation excalfaction excalfactive excalfactory excalibur excamb excambie excambion excambium

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  • Excise Tax
    Excise Tax is an indirect tax charged for the sale or use of particular items. This is also an inland tax that is imposed on specific goods and services.
  • Excise duties
    Excise duties are duties levied on items manufactured within the country and paid by the manufacturer.

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