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

California charges a 15% excise tax on marijuana sales on top of additional local marijuana taxes.

From Los Angeles Times

Small and rural hospitals can get some aid from the state through grants financed by the California Electronic Cigarette Excise Tax, but Andrew DiLuccia, spokesperson for the Department of Health Care Access and Information, said that would yield just $2 million to $3 million total annually.

From Los Angeles Times

An excise tax on guns, ammunition and other hunting-related equipment generates an additional $10 million to $30 million annually for the state, much of which went to black bear research and management over the last decade.

From Los Angeles Times

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

From Salon

Excise taxes, the most common type of tax implemented on sugary beverages, are placed on distributors, who then pass the cost of the tax — usually as a flat rate per ounce — on to consumers.

From Salon

Related Words

• surcharge
• tariff