excisenoun [ U ]
uk/ˈek.saɪz/us/ˈek.saɪz/a tax made by a government on some types of goods produced and used within their own country:
The excise (duty) on beer was increased under the last government.
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Taxation
- capital gains tax
- capitation
- chargeable
- corporation tax
- custom
- indirect tax
- inheritance tax
- levy
- National Insurance
- octroi
- tax allowance
- tax avoidance
- tax break
- tax credit
- tax exile
- tax-deductible
- vat
- VATable
- welfare state
- withholding tax
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exciseverb [ T ]
uk/ekˈsaɪz/us/ekˈsaɪz/formalto remove something, especially by cutting:
During a three-hour operation six tumours were excised from the wall of the patient's stomach.
The official censors have excised the controversial sections of the report.
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Removing and extracting
- ablate
- clear the decks idiom
- cream sth/sb off
- descale
- dislodge
- extract
- gouge
- milk
- pull
- pull (sb/sth) out
- pull a gun, knife, etc. on sb idiom
- pump
- pump out sth
- removable
- remove
- root
- scratch
- siphon
- syphon
- take sth away
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