excise
1. [ verb ] remove by erasing or crossing out
Synonyms: expunge strike
Examples:

"Please strike this remark from the record"

Related terms: delete deletion
2. [ verb ] (government) levy an excise tax on
Related terms: tax
3. [ verb ] (surgery) remove by cutting
Examples:

"The surgeon excised the tumor"

Related terms: cut_out cut_out ablation
4. [ noun ] (government) a tax that is measured by the amount of business done (not on property or income from real estate)
Synonyms: excise_tax
Related terms: tax indirect_tax sales_tax gasoline_tax VAT
Similar spelling:   excuse
  exec