Excise Common

Excise has 7 different meanings across 2 categories:

Definitions

Noun

a tax that is measured by the amount of business done (not on property or income from real estate)

"The state government proposed a new excise tax on every gallon of gasoline sold to fund road repairs."

excise excise tax

A tax charged on goods produced within the country (as opposed to customs duties, charged on goods from outside the country).

"The new government announced a steep excise on domestically produced tobacco to discourage smoking."

Verb

remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line

"Please strike this remark from the record"

"scratch that remark"

strike scratch expunge excise

levy an excise tax on

"The government decided to levy an excise tax on sugary drinks to discourage consumption."

excise

remove by cutting

"The surgeon excised the tumor"

excise

To impose an excise tax on something.

"The surgeon decided to excise the small tumor before it could spread further."

To cut out; to remove.

Example Sentences

"Please strike this remark from the record" verb

"scratch that remark" verb

"The surgeon excised the tumor" verb