Excise

Quick meaning: Excise is a noun meaning A tax charged on goods produced within the country (as opposed to customs duties, charged on goods from outside the country).

Meaning

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

More Meanings

1. To impose an excise tax on something.
2. To cut out; to remove.

Example Sentences

[T]hey [warts] may be lifted up with the forceps, and excised with a knife or scissors, and the wound touched with nitrate of silver.

Insanity can be cured. Personality disorders are so inextricably entwined with the heart and mind and soul that it is well-nigh impossible to excise them.

A person is guilty of an offence if he excises, infibulates or otherwise mutilates the whole or any part of a girl’s labia majora, labia minora or clitoris.

Andrew Houſtoun and Adam Muſhet, being Tackſmen of the Excize, did Imploy Thomas Rue to be their Collector, and gave him a Sallary of 30. pound Sterling for a year.

Word Forms

• excises
• excize
• excising
• excised

Synonyms for excise

Depending on context, synonyms include strike, expunge.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include strike, expunge, tax, customs, taxation, excisable.

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