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excise¹ Definition

ex·cise (ek′sīz′; occas., -sīs′)

noun

  1. a tax or duty on the manufacture, sale, or consumption of various commodities within a country, as liquor, tobacco, etc.
  2. a fee paid for a license to carry on certain occupations, sports, etc.

Etymology: altered (after excise) < earlier accise < MDu accijs, earlier assijs < OFr assise: see assize

transitive verb -·cised′, -·cis′·ing

to put an excise on

excise² Definition

ex·cise (ek sīz′, ik-)

transitive verb -·cised′, -·cis′·ing

to remove (a tumor, organ, etc.) by cutting out or away

Etymology: < L excisus, pp. of excidere: see excide

excise² Related Forms

ex·ci′·sion (--siz̸h′ən) noun

excise Synonyms

excise

v.

cut out, delete, extract, resect; see cancel 1, remove 1.

excise Law Definition

n

A tax on income-producing activities or on actions involving goods, such as their manufacture or sale.

excise Usage Examples

Object

  • tumor: Has been found in excised tumors of terminal cancer patients.
  • tissue: The second model system involves the use of excised tissue resulting from breast reduction surgery.
  • duty: The levy does not apply to oils, which are already subject to excise duty.
  • scene: Sadly, any excised scenes that were definitely made are not included in this 2-disc set.
  • detail: Turnover attributable to the Document Imaging Division's UK sales was [ detail excised ] in 1999.
  • leave: There is no sign of excised leaves between pp.

Preposition: at

request: NOTES 1. More precise value excised at the request of parties.

Modifies a noun

  • duty: The excise duty for electric vehicles has also been waived.
  • evasion: Another study of interest was that on vehicle excise duty evasion.
  • drawback: Eligible Goods Excise goods on which excise drawback may be claimed.
  • taxis: First, excise taxes have a significant effect on passive smoking.
  • warehouse: Export Shop An excise warehouse approved for the supply of excise goods to entitled passengers without payment of excise duty.
  • license: Excise licenses issued by Post Offices are also required.

Modifying Another Word

  • surgically: In severe cases it may be necessary to surgically excise some of the groups of glands in the armpits.
  • completely: The tumor was completely excised by functional endoscopic sinus surgery on 12th August 1999.
  • already: I had already excised them, because I had been advised to do so by my editor at Granta!
  • then: Titley then excised the heart, which was sealed in a jar of alcohol.

Noun used with modifier

  • vehicle: They exist at the moment with varying rates of vehicle excise duty.
  • fuel: Fuel excise duty UK Steel does not support the protests of last month.
  • %: In percentage terms that is 14.9 % VAT, 49.0 % excise duty and 36.1 % product.