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   excise

   /ɪkˈsʌɪz/

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   • 1. cut out surgically: "the precision with which surgeons can excise brain tumours" Similar cut outcut offcut awaysnip outtake outextractremoveeradicateextirpatetechnical:resectOpposite replaceinsert
   • ▪ remove (a section) from a text or piece of music: "the clauses were excised from the treaty" Similar deletecross outcross throughstrike outscore outscratch outcancelput a line throughblue-pencilink outedit outblank outeraseeffacetake outremovecut outcutexpungeeliminateexpurgatebowdlerizeinformal:axescrubscrapgive something the chopkilldeleOpposite add

   Word Origin late 16th century (in the sense ‘notch or hollow out’): from Latin excis- ‘cut out’, from the verb excidere, from ex- ‘out of’ + caedere ‘to cut’.

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   What is an excise tax?

   • An excise tax is simply an extra tax put on various products. Perhaps the most common examples are the taxes levied on tobacco and liquor, often called "sin taxes" because drinking and smoking are considered vices. There is also an excise tax on gasoline. To cover the tax, the seller will usually raise the price of the item.

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   What does excise mean in medical terms?

   • MedTerms online medical dictionary provides quick access to hard-to-spell and often misspelled medical definitions through an extensive alphabetical listing. Excise: To cut out entirely. For example, a scalpel or laser beam may be used to excise a tumor. The terms excise and resect are not synonymous.

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   How is excise pronounced?

   • The verb is pronounced (ɪksaɪz ). Excise is a tax that the government of a country puts on particular goods, such as cigarettes and alcoholic drinks, which are produced for sale in its own country. ...this year's rise in excise duties. New car buyers will be hit by increases in taxes and excise.

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   What does impose an excise on mean?

   • to impose an excise on. , ex·cised, ex·cis·ing. to expunge, as a passage or sentence, from a text. to cut out or off, as a tumor. If you think the old idea that hunters and anglers, through excise fees and licenses, can foot the increasing conservation bill, I have some news for you.

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   How do you cover excise taxes?

   • To cover the tax, the seller will usually raise the price of the item. Interestingly, the word excise (ek-SIZE) used as a verb means to remove something by cutting it out. Good luck with excising the excise taxes!

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   What is excise duty on beer?

   • excise (duty) on The excise ( duty) on beer was increased under the last government. be excised from During a three-hour operation six tumours were excised from the wall of the patient's stomach. The official censors have excised the controversial sections of the report. The surgeon excised a small tumor from my leg.

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   Excise can be a noun meaning a tax on some goods or a verb meaning to remove something by cutting. Learn how to use excise in different contexts and languages with Cambridge Dictionary.

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     EXCISE meaning: 1. a tax made by a government on some types...

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     federal excise tax definition: a tax paid to the US...

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   Learn the noun and verb meanings of excise, a word that can refer to a tax or a cutting out. See examples, synonyms, etymology, and related phrases of excise.

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   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.

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   1. /ɛkˈsaɪz/ remove by cutting. 2. /ˈɛksaɪz/ a fee measured by the amount of business done. IPA guide. Other forms: excised; excises; excising. An excise tax is a special tax levied on specific products sold within a country. To excise something can also mean to get rid of it. Say, wouldn't it be nice if they would excise the excise taxes?

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   Excise can be a noun or a verb. As a noun, it means a tax on goods or services within a country. As a verb, it means to remove by cutting or deleting something.

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   Excise is a tax on certain goods or activities, or a fee for a license. It can also mean to remove something deliberately and completely. Learn more about the word origin, pronunciation, and usage of excise.

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   Learn the meaning of excise as a noun and a verb, with synonyms, antonyms, and examples. Excise can refer to a tax on goods, a fee for a license, or a surgical removal.