excise

¹

[ noun ek-sahyz, -sahys; verb ek-sahyz, ik-sahyz ]

noun

1. an internal tax or duty on certain commodities, as liquor or tobacco, levied on their manufacture, sale, or consumption within the country.
2. a tax levied for a license to carry on certain employments, pursue certain sports, etc.
3. British. the branch of the civil service that collects excise taxes.

verb (used with object)

, ex·cised, ex·cising.

1. to impose an excise on.

excise

²

[ ik-sahyz ]

verb (used with object)

, ex·cised, ex·cis·ing.

1. to expunge, as a passage or sentence, from a text.
2. to cut out or off, as a tumor.

excise

¹

noun

1. Also calledexcise tax a tax on goods, such as spirits, produced for the home market
2. a tax paid for a licence to carry out various trades, sports, etc
3. that section of the government service responsible for the collection of excise, now part of HMRC

excise

²

/ ɪkˈsaɪz; ɪkˈsɪʒən /

verb

1. to delete (a passage, sentence, etc); expunge
2. to remove (an organ, structure, or part) surgically

Derived Forms

• exˈcisable, adjective
• excision, noun

Other Words From

• ex·cis·a·ble adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of excise¹

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

Origin of excise²

First recorded in 1570–80; from Latin excīsus “cut out, hewn down,” past participle of excīdere “to excide ”

Word History and Origins

Origin of excise¹

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

Origin of excise²

C16: from Latin excīdere to cut down; see excide

Example Sentences

Enrollees who didn’t meet the requirement for three months were summarily excised from Medicaid and couldn’t reenroll until the following year.

From Los Angeles Times

The new indictment, filed by special counsel Jack Smith last week, excises much of the evidence that the Supreme Court barred from being raised because it relates to conduct that enjoys absolute immunity.

From Los Angeles Times

In particular, they excised all allegations related to Trump’s interactions with the Department of Justice.

From Salon

The drinks are taxed in various ways, including excise taxes, sales taxes and import/export taxes.

From Salon

The tax categories described as "other" - including capital gains tax, stamp duty and vehicle excise duty - are expected to raise £115 billion in this tax year, according to the OBR.

From BBC

Related Words

• surcharge
• tariff