Synonyms for excise
ˈɛk saɪz, -saɪs; ɪkˈsaɪz

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1. excise, excise tax(verb)

   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, excise(verb)

   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. excise(verb)

   levy an excise tax on

   Synonyms:
   scratch, expunge, strike

4. excise(verb)

   remove by cutting

   "The surgeon excised the tumor"

   Synonyms:
   scratch, expunge, strike

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1. excise(n.)

   Synonyms:
   inland duty, tax upon home products

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1. List of paraphrases:

   exciserespondent, excisable

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How to use excise in a sentence?

1. 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.

2. Christine Lagarde:

   With revenues down, fiscal deficits are only slowly declining, despite significant reforms on both the spending and revenue sides, including the introduction of VAT and excise taxes, this has led to a sharp increase in public debt, from 13 percent of GDP in 2013 to 33 percent in 2018.

3. Budi Susanto Sadiman:

   (Recycling) is more effective for zero waste, there will be no waste, an excise duty on plastic bags is useless.

4. Francis Marion:

   Well, now, this is exactly my case. I am in love; and my sweetheart is LIBERTY. Be that heavenly nymph my companion, and these wilds and .Woods shall have charms beyond London and Paris in slavery. To have no proud monarch driving over me with his gilt coaches; nor his host of excise-men and tax-gatherers insulting and robbing me ; but to be my own master, my own prince and sovereign, gloriously preserving my national dignity, and 'pursuing my true happiness; planting my vineyards, and eating their lucious fruits; and sowing my fields, and reaping the golden grain: and seeing millions of ‘brothers all around me, equally free and happy as myself. “This, sir, is What I long for.” p. 155 ... On his return to Georgetown, he was asked by colonel Watson, why he looked so serious? I have cause, sir,” said he, “to look serious.” Watson What! has general Marion refused to treat?” No, sir.” “Well, then, has old Washington defeated sir Henery Clinton, and broke up our army ? No, sir, not that neither ; but worse.” “Ah! what can be worse?” Why, sir, I have seen an American general and his officers, without pay, and almost without clothes, living on roots and drinking water ; and all for LIBERTY! What chance have we against such men!” It is said colonel Watson was not much obliged to him for this speech. But the young ofiicer was so struck with Marion’s sentiments, that he never rested until he threw up his commission, and retired from the service. ' p 156

5. Sri Mulyani:

   God willing we will implement it this year, we are optimistic, the right fiscal instrument to reduce a tendency to consume something dangerous is an excise duty.

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