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Definition of Excise
1. Verb. Remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line. "Scratch that remark"
Generic synonyms: Cancel, Delete
Derivative terms: Excision, Expunction, Expunging
2. Noun. A tax that is measured by the amount of business done (not on property or income from real estate).
Generic synonyms: Indirect Tax
Specialized synonyms: Nuisance Tax, Sales Tax, Ad Valorem Tax, Value-added Tax, Vat, Gasoline Tax
3. Verb. Levy an excise tax on.
4. Verb. Remove by cutting. "The surgeon excised the tumor"
Definition of Excise
1. n. In inland duty or impost operating as an indirect tax on the consumer, levied upon certain specified articles, as, tobacco, ale, spirits, etc., grown or manufactured in the country. It is also levied to pursue certain trades and deal in certain commodities. Certain direct taxes (as, in England, those on carriages, servants, plate, armorial bearings, etc.), are included in the excise. Often used adjectively; as, excise duties; excise law; excise system.
2. v. t. To lay or impose an excise upon.
3. v. t. To cut out or off; to separate and remove; as, to excise a tumor.
Definition of Excise
1. Noun. A tax charged on goods produced within the country (as opposed to customs duties, charged on goods from outside the country). ¹
2. Verb. To impose an excise tax on something. ¹
3. Verb. To cut out; to remove. ¹
4. Verb. (rare) To perform certain types of female circumcision. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Excise
1. to remove by cutting out [v -CISED, -CISING, -CISES]
Medical Definition of Excise
1. To cut out. See: resect. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Excise
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