excise

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈɛkˌsaɪz/ or /əkˈsaɪz/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /əkˈsaɪz/

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Noun

Singular excise

Plural excises

1. Excise it the tax that is charged on goods produced within the country.

Verb

Plain form excise

Third-person singular excises

Past tense excised

Past participle excised

Present participle excising

1. If you excise goods, you impose an excise tax on it.
2. If you excise something, you remove it through surgery.