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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionaryex·cise I \ˈek-ˌsīz, -ˌsīs\ noun ETYMOLOGY obsolete Dutch excijs (now accijns), from Middle Dutch, probably modification of Old French assise session, assessment — more at assize DATE 15th century1. an internal tax levied on the manufacture, sale, or consumption of a commodity2. any of various taxes on privileges often assessed in the form of a license or fee II \ˈek-ˌsīz, -ˌsīs, ik-ˈsīz\ transitive verb (ex·cised ; ex·cis·ing) DATE 1652: to impose an excise on III \ik-ˈsīz\ transitive verb (ex·cised ; ex·cis·ing) ETYMOLOGY Latin excisus, past participle of excidere, from ex-+ caedere to cut DATE 1634: to remove by or as if by excisionEnglish Etymologyexcise 1. excise (n.) "tax on goods," 1494, from M.Du. excijs, apparently altered from accijs "tax" (by infl. of L. excisus "cut out or removed," see excise (v.)), traditionally from O.Frhttp://O.Fr. acceis "tax, assessment," from V.L. *accensum, ult. from L. ad- "to" + census"tax, census." English got the word, and the idea for the tax, from Holland. 2. excise (v.) "cut out," 1490 (implied in excision), from M.Frhttp://M.Fr.exciser, from L. excisus, pp. of excidere "cut out, removed."Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7exciseex·cise¹ / 5eksaiz / noun[U] a government tax on some goods made, sold or used within a country 国内货物税；消费税: new excise duties on low-alcohol drinks 低酒精饮料新的消费税 a sharp increase in vehicle excise 机动车消费税的剧增 an excise officer (= an official whose job is to collect excise ) 国内消费税务官 ⇨ compare customs (3) ⇨ note at tax ex·cise² / ik5saiz / verb [VN] ~ sth (from sth) (formal) to remove sth completely 切除；删除: Certain passages were excised from the book. 书中某些段落已删去。 Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of EnglishOxford Collocations dictionary for students of Englishexcise noun VERB + EXCISE impose, levy the excise levied on beer and tobacco | pay | increase, raise | cut, reduce EXCISE + NOUN duty, revenue, tax | licence applications for vehicle excise licences | officer PREP. ~ on to increase the excise on whisky Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Editionn. Function: verb to remove by or as if by dissecting FF1C;excise a tumorFF1E;FF1C;excised some wordy passagesFF1E; Synonyms: cut out, exsect, extirpate, resect Related Words: amputate, cut off; elide, remove, strike out; eradicate, root out; delete, expurgate, exscind, slashWebster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridgedex·ciseI. \ˈekˌsīz also -īs sometimes ekˈs- or ikˈs-\ noun(-s)Usage: often attributiveEtymology: obsolete Dutch accijs, excijs (now accijus), from Middle Dutch excijs, probably modification of Old French assise session, settlement, assessment, tax — more at assize1. or excise tax a. obsolete : duty, toll, tax b. : an internal tax, duty, or impost levied upon the manufacture, sale, or consumption of a commodity within a country and usually forming an indirect tax that falls on the ultimate consumer c. : any of various duties or fees levied on producers of excisable commodities d. : any of various taxes upon privileges (as of engaging in a particular trade or sport, transferring property, or engaging in business in a corporate capacity) that are often assessed in the form of a license or other fee2. : a former department or bureau of the British public service charged with collection of the excise taxes and now merged in the Bureau of Customs and ExciseII. transitive verb(-ed/-ing/-s)1. : to lay or impose an excise upon2. now dialect Britain : to impose upon : overchargeIII. \(ˈ)ek|sīz, ikˈs-\ transitive verb(-ed/-ing/-s)Etymology: Latin excisus, past participle of excidere, from ex- ex- (I) + -cidere (from caedere to cut) — more at concise1. : to cut out < excise a tumor >: remove by or as if by cutting out : resect, extirpate — compare amputate2. : to make an excision in : hollow out — used chiefly as a participial adjective < antenna bases excised >

Excise Verb To Tax From Ex·Cise At Levied