regie

noun

re·gie

rāˈzhē

plural -s

: a government monopoly (as on tobacco or salt) used chiefly as a means of taxation

: tobacco or tobacco products bought or supplied by agents of such a monopoly

a regie cigarette

: direct management of public finance or public works by agents of the government for government account as distinguished from a system under which such public business is done under contract

: the system of collecting taxes by officials who have either no interest or a very small interest in the proceeds as distinguished from the system of farming them out

Word History

Etymology

French régie, from Middle French regie government, jurisdiction, from regir to rule, from Latin regere

单词	regie
释义	regie noun re·gie rāˈzhē plural -s 1 a : a government monopoly (as on tobacco or salt) used chiefly as a means of taxation b : tobacco or tobacco products bought or supplied by agents of such a monopoly a regie cigarette 2 : direct management of public finance or public works by agents of the government for government account as distinguished from a system under which such public business is done under contract 3 : the system of collecting taxes by officials who have either no interest or a very small interest in the proceeds as distinguished from the system of farming them out Word History Etymology French régie, from Middle French regie government, jurisdiction, from regir to rule, from Latin regere
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