Definitions of excise
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To
lay
or
impose
an
excise
upon.
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To
impose
upon;
to
overcharge.
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To
cut
out
or
off;
to
separate
and
remove;
as,
to
excise
a
tumor.
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To
levy
a
duty
or
tax
upon;
to
cut
off.
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To
subject
to
excise
duty.
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To
cut
out:
to
cut
off:
as,
to
excise
a
tumor.
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To
lay
excise
on.
-
To
cut
out
or
off.
-
To
tax.
-
remove
by
cutting; "
The
surgeon
excised
the
tumor"
-
To
impose
an
excise
duty
on.
-
To
levy
a
tax
on.
-
a
tax
that
is
measured
by
the
amount
of
business
done (
not
on
property
or
income
from
real
estate)
-
In
inland
duty
or
impost
operating
as
an
indirect
tax
on
the
consumer,
levied
upon
certain
specified
articles,
as,
tobacco,
ale,
spirits,
etc.,
grown
or
manufactured
in
the
country.
It
is
also
levied
to
pursue
certain
trades
and
deal
in
certain
commodities.
Certain
direct
taxes (
as,
in
England,
those
on
carriages,
servants,
plate,
armorial
bearings,
etc.),
are
included
in
the
excise.
Often
used
adjectively;
as,
excise
duties;
excise
law;
excise
system.
-
A
tax
or
duty
levied
on
the
manufacture,
sale,
or
consumption
of
articles
or
things
within
the
country,
such
as
tobacco
or
spirituous
liquors.
-
A
tax
on
certain
home
commodities
and
on
licenses
for
certain
trades:
specifically,
liquor
tax.
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Duty
on
home
commodities.
-
A
tax
on
articles
produced
and
consumed
in
a
country,
and
also
on
licences
to
deal
in
certain
commodities,
enjoy
certain
privileges, &
c.
-
A
tax
or
duty
levied
on
articles
produced
and
consumed
in
a
country,
as
on
spirits,
malt, &
c.;
a
tax
levied
on
licences
to
pursue
certain
trades,
and
deal
in
certain
commodities.
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Pert.
to
the
duties
levied
on
certain
articles
produced
and
consumed
at
home.
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