EXCISE
\ɛksˈa͡ɪz], \ɛksˈaɪz], \ɛ_k_s_ˈaɪ_z]\
Definitions of EXCISE
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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a tax that is measured by the amount of business done (not on property or income from real estate)
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remove by cutting; "The surgeon excised the tumor"
By Princeton University
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a tax that is measured by the amount of business done (not on property or income from real estate)
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remove by cutting; "The surgeon excised the tumor"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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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.
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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.
By Oddity Software
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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.
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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.
By Noah Webster.
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To levy a duty or tax upon; to cut off.
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A tax or duty levied on the manufacture, sale, or consumption of articles or things within the country, such as tobacco or spirituous liquors.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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A tax on certain home commodities and on licenses for certain trades: specifically, liquor tax.
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To subject to excise duty.
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To cut out: to cut off: as, to excise a tumor.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
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