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. Source: opted

2. n. That department or bureau of the public service charged with the collection of the excise taxes. Source: opted

3. v. t. To lay or impose an excise upon. Source: opted

4. v. t. To impose upon; to overcharge. Source: opted

5. v. t. To cut out or off; to separate and remove; as, to excise a tumor. Source: opted

6. n. a tax that is measured by the amount of business done (not on property or income from real estate) Source: wordnet

7. v. remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line Source: wordnet

8. v. levy an excise tax on Source: wordnet

9. v. remove by cutting Source: wordnet

10. To cut out or off; to separate and remove; as, to excise atumor. Source: adambom

11. v:36/n:64 n. a tax that is measured by the amount of business done (not on property or income from real estate) v. levy an excise tax on v. remove by cutting Source: ecdict

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