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.
A licensing charge or a fee levied for certain privileges.
transitive verbex·cised, ex·cis·ing, ex·cis·es
To levy an excise on.
(ĭk-sīzˈ)
transitive verbex·cised, ex·cis·ing, ex·cis·es
To remove by or as if by cutting: excised the tumor; excised two scenes from the film.