ex·cise 1 (
n.
1. An internal tax imposed on the production, sale, or consumption of a commodity or the use of a service within a country: excises on tobacco, liquor, and long-distance telephone calls.
2. A licensing charge or a fee levied for certain privileges.
tr.v. ex·cised, ex·cis·ing, ex·cis·es
To levy an excise on.
[Middle Dutch excijs, alteration (influenced by Latin exc
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ex·cise 2 (
tr.v. ex·cised, ex·cis·ing, ex·cis·es
To remove by or as if by cutting: excised the tumor; excised two scenes from the film.
[Latin exc
ex·ci
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excise1
n [ˈɛksaɪz ɛkˈsaɪz]
1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) Also called excise tax a tax on goods, such as spirits, produced for the home market
2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a tax paid for a licence to carry out various trades, sports, etc.
3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) Brit that section of the government service responsible for the collection of excise, now the Board of Customs and Excise
[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]
excisable adj
excise2
vb (tr)
1. to delete (a passage, sentence, etc.); expunge
2. (Medicine / Surgery) to remove (an organ, structure, or part) surgically
[from Latin excīdere to cut down; see excide]
excision [ɪkˈsɪʒən] n
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ex•cise1 (ˈɛk saɪz, -saɪs; v. also ɪkˈsaɪz)
n., v. -cised, -cis•ing. n.
1. an internal tax or duty on certain commodities, as liquor or tobacco, levied on their manufacture, sale, or consumption within the country.
2. a fee imposed for a license to pursue certain sports, occupations, etc.
v.t.
3. to impose an excise on.
[1485–95; appar. < Middle Dutch excijs, variant of accijs < Medieval Latin accīsa tax, literally, a cut, n. use of feminine past participle of Latin accīdere to cut into =ac- ac- + -cīdere, comb. form of caedere to cut]
ex•cise2 (ɪkˈsaɪz) v.t. -cised, -cis•ing.
1. to expunge, as a passage or sentence, from a text.
2. to cut out or off, as a tumor.
[1570–80; < Latin excīsus, past participle of excīdere=ex- ex-1 + -cīdere, comb. form of caedere to cut]
ex•cis′a•ble, adj.
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
excise - As in tax, it is from Middle Dutch excijs, from Latin accensum, "to tax."
See also related terms for tax.
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Thesaurus Legend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun | 1. |
indirect tax - a tax levied on goods or services rather than on persons or organizations
nuisance tax, sales tax - a tax based on the cost of the item purchased and collected directly from the buyer
ad valorem tax, value-added tax, VAT - a tax levied on the difference between a commodity's price before taxes and its cost of production
gasoline tax - a tax on every gallon of gasoline sold
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Verb | 1. | |
2. | excise - levy an excise tax on
tax - levy a tax on; "The State taxes alcohol heavily"; "Clothing is not taxed in our state"
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3. | excise - remove by cutting; "The surgeon excised the tumor"
cut out - delete or remove; "Cut out the extra text"; "cut out the newspaper article"
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excise1
noun tax, duty, customs, toll, levy, tariff, surcharge, impost Smokers will be hit by increases in tax and excise.
excise2
verb
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Translations
excise1 [ˈeksaɪz] N (also excise duty) → impuestos mpl indirectos (Brit) (= department) the Customs and Excise → la Aduana
excise2 [ekˈsaɪz] VT
excise2 [ekˈsaɪz] VT
1. (Med) (= remove) → extirpar
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excise [ɛkˈsaɪz]
n (= tax) → taxe f
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excise:
excise1
excise2
excise duties
pl → Verbrauchssteuern pl
excise licence
n (Brit) → Schankkonzession f
exciseman
n → Steuereinnehmer m
excisewoman
n → Steuereinnehmerin f
excise1
n
→ Verbrauchssteuer f (→ on auf +acc, → für); excise on beer/tobacco → Bier-/Tabaksteuer f
(Brit: = department) Verwaltungsabteilung für indirekte Steuern
excise2
vt (Med) → herausschneiden, entfernen (also fig)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
excise [ɐn ˈɛksaɪz; ɐvb ɪkˈsaɪz]
1. n (also excise tax) → dazio
2. vt (frm) → asportare
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
the tax on goods etc made and sold within a country.
excise2 (ikˈsaiz) verb
to cut out or off.
excision (ikˈsiʒən) noun
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ex·cise
vt. extirpar, cortar, dividir.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012