excise

/ek'saiz/
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excise

The government imposes an excise on the sale of gasoline.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • A tax on goods: An indirect tax levied on the manufacture, sale, or consumption of specific goods within a country, such as alcohol, tobacco, or fuel. It is distinct from taxes on property or income.

  2. Verb:

    • To remove by cutting out: To cut out or remove something, especially surgically or precisely.
    • To levy an excise tax: To impose a tax on specific goods.
    • To erase or delete: To remove something by striking it out or erasing it.
Usage Examples

  • Noun:

    • The government increased the excise on cigarettes to discourage smoking.
    • Revenue from fuel excise helps fund road maintenance.

  • Verb (to remove by cutting):

    • The surgeon had to excise the tumor completely.
    • The editor excised several paragraphs from the manuscript.

  • Verb (to levy a tax):

    • The state excises luxury items at a higher rate.

  • Verb (to erase or delete):

    • Please excise that confidential information from the document.
    • The offensive comment was excised from the online forum.
Advanced Usage

  • "Excise duty": A specific term for the tax itself.

    • The excise duty on spirits is reviewed annually.

  • "Excise tax": Synonymous with excise duty.

    • Excise taxes are often included in the retail price.
Variants and Related Words

  • Excision (n): The act of cutting out or removing.

    • The excision of the lesion was successful.

  • Exciseable (adj): Liable to be taxed with an excise.

    • Alcohol is an exciseable commodity.
Synonyms
  • Noun (Tax): Levy, duty, tariff, impost.
  • Verb (Cut out): Remove, extract, cut out, resect.
  • Verb (Erase): Delete, expunge, strike out, obliterate.
Related Phrasal Verbs/Constructions

(This word does not commonly form phrasal verbs. Its meanings are typically expressed directly.)

Related Idioms

(No common idioms are directly formed with the word "excise".)

excise

The government imposes an excise on the sale of gasoline.

Noun
  1. a tax that is measured by the amount of business done (not on property or income from real estate)
Verb
  1. remove by cutting
    • The surgeon excised the tumor
  2. levy an excise tax on
  3. remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line
    • Please strike this remark from the record
    • scratch that remark

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