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- Dictionaryexcise/ɪkˈsʌɪz/
verb
- 1. cut out surgically: "the precision with which surgeons can excise brain tumours" Similar Opposite
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Excise takes part of its meaning from the prefix ex-, "out". A writer may excise long passages of a novel to reduce it to a reasonable length, or a film director may excise a scene that might give offense. A surgeon may excise a large cancerous tumor, or make a tiny excision to examine an organ's tissue.
to remove something, especially by cutting: be excised from 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. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
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.
excise. ( ɪkˈsaɪz) vb ( tr) 1. to delete (a passage, sentence, etc); expunge. 2. (Surgery) to remove (an organ, structure, or part) surgically. [C16: from Latin excīdere to cut down; see excide]
An excise, or excise tax, is any duty on manufactured goods that is normally levied at the moment of manufacture for internal consumption rather than at sale. It is therefore a fee that must be paid in order to consume certain products.
an internal tax or duty on certain commodities, as liquor or tobacco, levied on their manufacture, sale, or consumption within the country. a tax levied for a license to carry on certain employments, pursue certain sports, etc. British. the branch of the civil service that collects excise taxes.
EXCISE definition: government taxes that must be paid on some things that are made or sold in a particular country. Learn more.
a fee measured by the amount of business done. IPA guide. Other forms: excised; excises; excising. An excise tax is a special tax levied on specific products sold within a country. To excise something can also mean to get rid of it.
Definition of excise noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
noun. /ˈeksaɪz/ [uncountable, countable] used especially before another noun. a government tax on some goods made, sold or used within a country. new excise duties on low-alcohol drinks. a sharp increase in vehicle excise duty. an excise officer (= an official whose job is to collect excise) compare customs. Extra Examples.
