noun
- a tax or duty on the manufacture, sale, or consumption of various commodities within a country, as liquor, tobacco, etc.
- 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