excising (verb)

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• excise — I. noun Etymology: obsolete Dutch excijs (now accijns), from Middle Dutch, probably modification of Old French assise session, assessment more at assize Date: 15th century 1. an internal tax levied on the manufacture, sale, or consumption of a… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• excise — excises, excising, excised (The noun is pronounced [[t]e̱ksaɪz[/t]]. The verb is pronounced [[t]ɪksa͟ɪz[/t]].) 1) N VAR: usu N n Excise is a tax that the government of a country puts on particular goods, such as cigarettes and alcoholic drinks,… …   English dictionary

• excise — I. noun /ˈɛksaɪz / (say eksuyz), /ˈɛksaɪs / (say eksuys) 1. a tax or duty on certain commodities, as spirits, tobacco, etc., levied on their manufacture, sale, or consumption within a country. 2. a tax levied for a licence to carry on certain… …  

• sink — I. verb (sank or sunk; sunk; sinking) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English sincan; akin to Old High German sinkan to sink Date: before 12th century intransitive verb 1. a. to go to the bottom ; submerge …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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• chop — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. cut, mince; cleave, lop, hack, hew; strike. See disjunction. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To cut with an ax] Syn. fell, hack, hew, whack; see cut 1 . 2. [To cut into small bits] Syn. mince, dice, cube, cut… …   English dictionary for students

• clip — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. cut, snip, scissor, trim, shorten; prune, mow; dock; slang, gyp, fleece. See shortness, deception. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. snip, crop, trim, cut off; see cut 1 , decrease 2 . III (Roget s 3… …   English dictionary for students

• lop — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. chop, snip, clip, dock, nip, cut off. See shortness. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To hang] Syn. slump, flop, droop; see hang 2 . 2. [To cut off; said especially of branches ] Syn. crop, prune, chop; see cut …   English dictionary for students

• lower — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. lour, glower, scowl; be imminent, impend, approach. adj. & v. See lowness, dejection. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. reduce, diminish, lessen, scale down, demote, de escalate, push down, bring low, set… …   English dictionary for students

• cut back — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. reduce, curtail, shorten, retrench; see decrease 2 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) I verb To decrease, as in length or amount, by or as if by severing or excising: chop1, clip1, crop, cut, cut down, lop1, lower2, pare, prune,… …   English dictionary for students

• cut down — (Roget s Thesaurus II) I verb 1. To cause the death of: carry off, cut off, destroy, dispatch, finish (off), kill1, slay. Slang: waste, zap. Idioms: put an end to, put to sleep. See HELP. 2. To cause to fall, as from a shot or blow: bring down,… …   English dictionary for students