Synonyms for excise
ˈɛk saɪz, -saɪs; ɪkˈsaɪzex·cise

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1. excise, excise taxverb

   a tax that is measured by the amount of business done (not on property or income from real estate)

   Synonyms:
   excise tax

2. strike, scratch, expunge, exciseverb

   remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line

   "Please strike this remark from the record"; "scratch that remark"

   Synonyms:
   chance upon, itch, impinge on, hit, fret, attain, chance on, scrub, take, come up, fall upon, strike, rub, inscribe, move, assume, call off, collide with, coin, scrape up, cancel, fall, walk out, chafe, shine, affect, engrave, run into, scratch, happen upon, scratch up, come across, mint, strickle, impress, come to, scrape, expunge, come upon, light upon, take up, fray, discover, grave

3. exciseverb

   levy an excise tax on

   Synonyms:
   scratch, expunge, strike

4. exciseverb

   remove by cutting

   "The surgeon excised the tumor"

   Synonyms:
   scratch, expunge, strike

Matched Categories

1. • Cut Out
   • Tax

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1. excisenoun

   Synonyms:
   inland duty, tax upon home products

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1. List of paraphrases for "excise":

   exciserespondent, excisable

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1. Janice McGeachin:

   As I have traveled around the state and spoken with constituents and parents, it has become clear to me that this is one of the most significant threats facing our society today, we must find where these insidious theories and philosophies are lurking and excise them from our education system.

2. Budi Susanto Sadiman:

   An excise duty on plastic bags is useless.

3. Kishor Tiwari:

   Loan waivers are not the solution; it is like a simple dressing for a cancer tumour. You need to excise the tumour and address the cause of the disease.

4. Bobby Scott of Virginia:

   The existing black lung excise tax rate on coal companies is imperative to the long-term solvency of the trust fund.

5. Leslie Henderson:

   This only hits brewers. We pay all the taxes that other small businesses pay, and then on top of that, we paid this excise tax.