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excise
1[ek-sahyz, -sahys, 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 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
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
Other 51Թ Forms
- excisable adjective
- ˈ adjective
- excision noun
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of excise1
Origin of excise2
Example Sentences
O’Hara simplifies vocabulary, reassigns lines and excises parts that don’t interest him, but otherwise sticks to Shakespeare’s template.
And the rise in vehicle excise duty was also a one-off.
Iran doves and anti-Israel provocateurs tendentiously seized the opportunity to attempt to excise a convenient “hawkish” scalp — whether that be Hegseth or national security advisor Michael Waltz.
"So you've got to almost burst that cyst, excise it, clean it out, deal with it."
The two candidates were also asked about a possible cut in the fuel excise tax and the rising cost of seeing a general practitioner.
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