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(eksaɪz)
Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense, plural excises, present participle excising, past tense, past participle excisedpronunciation note: The noun is pronounced (eksaɪz). The verb is pronounced (ɪksaɪz).
1. variable noun [usually NOUN noun]
Excise is a tax that the government of a country puts on particular goods, such as cigarettes and alcoholic drinks, which are produced for sale in its own country.
...this year's rise in excise duties.
New car buyers will be hit by increases in taxes and excise.
Synonyms: tax, duty, customs, toll More Synonyms of excise
2. verb
If someone excises something, they remove it deliberately and completely.
[formal]
...a personal crusade to excise racist and sexist references in newspapers. [VERB noun]
...the question of permanently excising madness from the world. [VERB noun + from]
Synonyms: delete, cut, remove, erase More Synonyms of excise
excision (ɪksɪʒən)Word forms: plural excisions variable noun
The authors demanded excision of foreign words. [+ of]
Synonyms: deletion, destruction, removal, extermination More Synonyms of excise
More Synonyms of excise

excise in British English 1

noun (ˈɛksaɪz, ɛkˈsaɪz)
1.  Also called: excise tax
a tax on goods, such as spirits, produced for the home market
2. 
a tax paid for a licence to carry out various trades, sports, etc
3.  British
that section of the government service responsible for the collection of excise, now part of HMRC
Word origin
C15: probably from Middle Dutch excijs, probably from Old French assise a sitting, assessment, from Latin assidēre to sit beside, assist in judging, from sedēre to sit

excise in British English 2

(ɪkˈsaɪz)
verb (transitive)
1. 
to delete (a passage, sentence, etc); expunge
2. 
to remove (an organ, structure, or part) surgically
Derived forms
excision (ɪkˈsɪʒən)
noun
Word origin
C16: from Latin excīdere to cut down; see excide

excise in American English 1

(ˈɛkˌsaɪz; occas., ˈɛkˌsaɪs)
noun
1. 
a tax or duty on the manufacture, sale, or consumption of various commodities within a country, as liquor, tobacco, etc.
: also excise tax
2. 
a fee paid for a license to carry on certain occupations, sports, etc.
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈexˌcised or ˈexˌcising
3. 
to put an excise on
Word origin
altered (after excise2) < earlier accise < MDu accijs, earlier assijs < OFr assise: see assize

excise in American English 2

(ɛkˈsaɪz; ɪkˈsaɪz)
verb transitiveWord forms: exˈcised or exˈcising
to remove (a tumor, organ, etc.) by cutting out or away
Derived forms
excision (exˈcision) (ɛkˈsɪʒən; ɪkˈsɪʒən)
noun
Word origin
< L excisus, pp. of excidere: see excide

Examples of 'excise' in a sentence
excise

As we report today, the amount of excise duty paid has dropped.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
In addition, the government needs to overhaul vehicle excise duty to incentivise people to buy the cleanest vehicles.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
He was convicted and jailed for four years and three months for evading 8,000 excise duty at Maidstone crown court.
The Sun (2016)
That part is excised from his history of what happened.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
There was argument and recrimination but it was too expensive to put the excised passages back.
Judd, Alan Ford Madox Ford (1990)
But the speech works well if this section is simply excised and the mood is then sunnier.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
The problem of uninsured cars and the avoidance of vehicle excise duty would be dramatically reduced.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
 Vehicle excise duty costs will become the deciding purchasing factor for buyers of cars outside those where the badge carries power.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Unlike the excise tax, the wedge becomes increasingly larger as the price increases.
Miller, Roger LeRoy & Fishe, Raymond P. H. Microeconomics: Price Theory in Practice (1995)
The same is true of council tax, vehicle excise duty and fuel duty.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
In addition, the insider involved may be subject to excise tax.
Christianity Today (2000)
The motoring body said it showed changes in vehicle excise duty to make more owners pay would likely dampen enthusiasm for such vehicles.
The Sun (2015)
British haulage firms pay it, but get a discount from their vehicle excise duty.
The Sun (2016)
As a further incentive, it proposes big increases in the cost of vehicle excise duty.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
There are 18 other taxes that hit businesses ranging from landfill tax and excise duty to insurance premium tax.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Scotland would take control of the range of taxes raised there including income tax, corporation tax and excise duty.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
A shake-up of vehicle excise duty could see the tax being split into two tiers.
The Sun (2012)
Recall that with an excise tax, the wedge between what consumers pay and what producers receive was the tax, which was constant.
Miller, Roger LeRoy & Fishe, Raymond P. H. Microeconomics: Price Theory in Practice (1995)
To add to its woes, last month Russia raised excise tax on beer and there is a risk that kiosk beer sales may be banned.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
For example, excise duties on alcohol and tobacco will be raised by more than inflation, because of the duty escalator put in place some years ago.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)

In other languages
excise

British English: excise NOUN
Excise is a tax that the government of a country puts on particular goods, which are produced for sale in its own country.
...this year's rise in excise duties.
  • American English: excise
  • Brazilian Portuguese: imposto de consumo
  • Chinese: 消费税
  • European Spanish: impuesto de consumo
  • French: taxe
  • German: Verbrauchssteuer
  • Italian: dazio
  • Japanese: 物品税
  • Korean: 소비세
  • European Portuguese: imposto de consumo
  • Latin American Spanish: impuesto de consumo

(noun) 
Definition
a tax on goods, such as spirits, produced for the home market
Truck drivers will be hit by increases in tax and excise.
Synonyms
tax
a cut in tax on new cars
duty
Duty on imports would also be reduced.
customs
toll
Opponents of motorway tolls say they would force cars onto smaller roads.
levy
an annual motorway levy on all drivers
tariff
America wants to eliminate tariffs on items such as electronics.
surcharge
impost
1 (verb) 
Definition
to delete a passage from a book
a crusade to excise racist and sexist references in newspapers
Synonyms
delete
He deleted files from the computer system.
cut
The audience wants more music and less drama, so we've cut some scenes.
remove
They intend to remove up to 100 offensive words.
erase
They are desperate to erase the memory of their defeat.
destroy
They could destroy the enemy in days rather than weeks.
eradicate
battling to eradicate illnesses such as malaria and tetanus
strike out
exterminate
A huge effort was made to exterminate the rats.
cross out
expunge (formal)
The experience was something he had tried to expunge from his memory.
extirpate (archaic)
The Romans wished to extirpate Druidism in Britain.
wipe from the face of the earth
2 (verb) 
Definition
to remove an organ or part surgically
She has already had one skin cancer excised.
Synonyms
cut off or out or away
remove
When you remove the branches, cut beyond the trunk ridge.
take out
extract
He extracted a small notebook from his pocket.

Additional synonyms

in the sense of cut
The audience wants more music and less drama, so we've cut some scenes.
Synonyms
delete,
take out,
excise,
edit out,
expurgate
in the sense of destroy
Definition
to put an end to
They could destroy the enemy in days rather than weeks.
Synonyms
annihilate,
wipe out,
obliterate,
erase,
eradicate,
extinguish,
liquidate,
root out,
exterminate,
nullify,
extirpate (archaic),
wipe from the face of the earth
in the sense of duty
Definition
a government tax on imports
Duty on imports would also be reduced.
Synonyms
tax,
customs,
toll,
levy,
tariff,
excise,
due,
impost

Nearby words of
excise

  • excessive
  • excessively
  • exchange
  • excise
  • excision
  • excitability
  • excitable

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