excise

Excise is defined as a tax charged on certain items or goods.

(noun)

A tax charged on cigarettes is an example of an excise tax.

To excise is defined as to cut out surgically.

(verb)

When a tumor is surgically cut out, this is an example of excise.

See excise in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

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

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

transitive verb excised, excising

to put an excise on

transitive verb excised, excising

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

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

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See excise in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

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 verb ex·cised, ex·cis·ing, ex·cis·es

To levy an excise on.

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Origin: Middle Dutch excijs

Origin: , alteration (influenced by Latin excīsus, past participle of excīdere, to cut out)

Origin: of accijs, tax

Origin: , probably from Old French acceis

Origin: , partly from Vulgar Latin *accēnsum (Latin ad-, ad- + Latin cēnsus, tax; see census)

Origin: and partly from Old French assise, legislative ordinance; see assize

transitive verb 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.

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