excise | ||
1. | [ verb ] remove by erasing or crossing out | |
Synonyms: | expunge strike | |
Examples: | "Please strike this remark from the record" |
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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" |
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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 |