excise (verb)

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• excise — ex·cise / ek ˌsīz, ˌsīs/ n 1: a tax levied on the manufacture, sale, or consumption of a commodity compare income tax, property tax 2: any of various taxes on privileges often assessed in the form of a license or other fee see also …   Law dictionary

• excise — is spelt ise, not ize. As a noun and verb in the ‘tax’ meaning, it is pronounced with the stress on the first syllable; as a verb meaning ‘to remove by cutting’ it is pronounced with stress on the second syllable …   Modern English usage

• excise — Ⅰ. excise [1] ► NOUN ▪ a tax levied on certain goods, commodities, and licences. ORIGIN Dutch excijs. Ⅱ. excise [2] ► VERB 1) cut out surgically. 2) …   English terms 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 — noun VERB + EXCISE ▪ impose, levy ▪ the excise levied on beer and tobacco ▪ increase, raise ▪ cut, reduce …   Collocations dictionary

• excise — 1 noun (C, U) the government tax that is put on the goods that are produced and used inside a country: excises on gasoline and cigarettes | excise officer (=someone who collects excise) | excise duty (=the money paid as excise) see also: Customs… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• excise — English has two words excise. The one meaning ‘tax’ [15] is essentially a Dutch usage. English borrowed it in the late 15th century from Middle Dutch excijs, which came via Old French acceis from Vulgar Latin *accēnsum, a compound noun formed… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

• 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… …  

• excise — English has two words excise. The one meaning ‘tax’ [15] is essentially a Dutch usage. English borrowed it in the late 15th century from Middle Dutch excijs, which came via Old French acceis from Vulgar Latin *accēnsum, a compound noun formed… …   Word origins

• excise — 1. noun /ˈɛkˌsaɪz/ A tax charged on goods produced within the country (as opposed to customs duties, charged on goods from outside the country). A hateful tax levied upon commodities, and adjudged not by the common judges of property, but… …   Wiktionary

• 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