Excise Definition & Meaning
excise
- noun
- a tax that is measured by the amount of business done (not on property or income from real estate)
- verb
- remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line; "Please strike this remark from the record"; "scratch that remark"
- levy an excise tax on
- remove by cutting; "The surgeon excised the tumor"
"Excise" in song lyrics
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"Where's the 10 billion in petrolium excise"
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"over weight excise"
AOL — AOL -
"www.cityofboston.gov excise"
AOL — AOL
Words that rhyme with excise
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Generate a verseFrequently asked questions
- What does excise mean?
- a tax that is measured by the amount of business done (not on property or income from real estate) remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line; "Please strike this remark from the record"; "scratch that remark" levy an excise tax on remove by cutting; "The surgeon excised the tumor"
- What part of speech is excise?
- Excise is a noun and a verb.
- How many definitions does excise have?
- Excise has 4 definitions across 2 parts of speech (noun, verb).