excise
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[ noun ek-sahyz, -sahys; verb ek-sahyz, ik-sahyz ]
/ noun ˈɛk saɪz, -saɪs; verb ˈɛk saɪz, ɪkˈsaɪz /
noun
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.
verb (used with object), ex·cised, ex·cising.
to impose an excise on.
Origin of excise
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1485–95; apparently < Middle Dutch
excijs, variant of
accijs < Medieval Latin
accīsa tax, literally, a cut, noun use of feminine past participle of Latin
accīdere to cut into, equivalent to
ac-
ac- +
cīd-, variant stem of
caedere to cut +
-ta feminine past participle suffix, with
dt >
s
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Definition for excised (2 of 2)
excise
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[ ik-sahyz ]
/ ɪkˈsaɪz /
verb (used with object), ex·cised, ex·cis·ing.
to expunge, as a passage or sentence, from a text.
to cut out or off, as a tumor.
Origin of excise
2OTHER WORDS FROM excise
ex·cis·a·ble, adjectiveExample sentences from the Web for excised
British Dictionary definitions for excised (1 of 2)
excise
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noun (ˈɛksaɪz, ɛkˈsaɪz)
Also called: excise tax
a tax on goods, such as spirits, produced for the home market
a tax paid for a licence to carry out various trades, sports, etc
British
that section of the government service responsible for the collection of excise, now part of HMRC
Derived forms of excise
excisable, adjectiveWord Origin for excise
C15: probably from Middle Dutch
excijs, probably from Old French
assise a sitting, assessment, from Latin
assidēre to sit beside, assist in judging, from
sedēre to sit
British Dictionary definitions for excised (2 of 2)
excise
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/ (ɪkˈsaɪz) /
verb (tr)
to delete (a passage, sentence, etc); expunge
to remove (an organ, structure, or part) surgically
Derived forms of excise
excision (ɪkˈsɪʒən), nounWord Origin for excise
C16: from Latin
excīdere to cut down; see
excide
Medical definitions for excised
excise
[ ĭk-sīz′ ]
v.
To remove by cutting.