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excise

/ excise /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a tax that is measured by the amount of business done (not on property or income from real estate)
Type of:
indirect tax
Kinds of:
sales tax nuisance tax VAT value-added tax ad valorem tax
verb Sense 2
remove by cutting
"The surgeon excised the tumor"
Type of:
cut out
Derived:
ablation extirpation cutting out excision
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 3
levy an excise tax on
Type of:
tax
Derived:
excise tax
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 4
remove by erasing or crossing out
"Please strike this remark from the record"
Type of:
delete cancel
Derived:
deletion excision cut expunction expunging
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Semantic Complexity
69%
Sense Count
4
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
20
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

indirect tax sales tax nuisance tax VAT value-added tax ad valorem tax cut out tax delete cancel