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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Excise \Ex*cise"\, n. [Apparently fr. L. excisum cut off, fr.
     excidere to cut out or off; ex out, off + caedere to cut; or,
     as the word was formerly written accise, fr. F. accise, LL.
     accisia, as if fr. L. accidere, accisum, to cut into; ad +
     caedere to cut; but prob. transformed fr. OF. assise, LL.
     assisa, assisia, assize. See Assize, Concise.]
     1. In inland duty or impost operating as an indirect tax on
        the consumer, levied upon certain specified articles, as,
        tobacco, ale, spirits, etc., grown or manufactured in the
        country. It is also levied to pursue certain trades and
        deal in certain commodities. Certain direct taxes (as, in
        England, those on carriages, servants, plate, armorial
        bearings, etc.), are included in the excise. Often used
        adjectively; as, excise duties; excise law; excise system.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The English excise system corresponds to the
              internal revenue system in the United States.
                                                    --Abbot.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              An excise . . . is a fixed, absolute, and direct
              charge laid on merchandise, products, or
              commodities.                          --11 Allen's
                                                    (Mass. ) Rpts.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. That department or bureau of the public service charged
        with the collection of the excise taxes. [Eng.]
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Excise \Ex*cise"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Excised; p. pr. & vb.
     n. Excising.]
     1. To lay or impose an excise upon.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To impose upon; to overcharge. [Prov. Eng.]
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Excise \Ex*cise"\, v. t. [See Excide.]
     To cut out or off; to separate and remove; as, to excise a
     tumor.
     [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Excise \Ex*cise"\, n. [Apparently fr. L. excisum cut off, fr.
     excidere to cut out or off; ex out, off + caedere to cut; or,
     as the word was formerly written accise, fr. F. accise, LL.
     accisia, as if fr. L. accidere, accisum, to cut into; ad +
     caedere to cut; but prob. transformed fr. OF. assise, LL.
     assisa, assisia, assize. See Assize, Concise.]
     1. In inland duty or impost operating as an indirect tax on
        the consumer, levied upon certain specified articles, as,
        tobacco, ale, spirits, etc., grown or manufactured in the
        country. It is also levied to pursue certain trades and
        deal in certain commodities. Certain direct taxes (as, in
        England, those on carriages, servants, plate, armorial
        bearings, etc.), are included in the excise. Often used
        adjectively; as, excise duties; excise law; excise system.
  
              The English excise system corresponds to the
              internal revenue system in the United States.
                                                    --Abbot.
  
              An excise . . . is a fixed, absolute, and direct
              charge laid on merchandise, products, or
              commodities.                          --11 Allen's
                                                    (Mass. ) Rpts.
  
     2. That department or bureau of the public service charged
        with the collection of the excise taxes. [Eng.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Excise \Ex*cise"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Excised; p. pr. & vb.
     n. Excising.]
     1. To lay or impose an excise upon.
  
     2. To impose upon; to overcharge. [Prov. Eng.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Excise \Ex*cise"\, v. t. [See Excide.]
     To cut out or off; to separate and remove; as, to excise a
     tumor.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  excise
       n : a tax that is measured by the amount of business done (not
           on property or income from real estate) [syn: excise tax]
       v 1: remove by erasing or crossing out; "Please strike this
            remark from the record" [syn: strike, expunge]
       2: levy an excise tax on
       3: remove by cutting; "The surgeon excised the tumor"

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  excise
     French vb.
     (inflection of fr exciser  1//3 s pres ind//sub ; 2 s impr)
     Latin part.p.
     (inflection of la excīsus  voc m s)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  excise
     alt.
     A tax charged on goods produced within the country (as opposed to
  customs duties, charged on goods from outside the country).
     n.
     A tax charged on goods produced within the country (as opposed to
  customs duties, charged on goods from outside the country).
     vb.
     To impose an excise tax on something.
     vb.
     To cut out; to remove.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  excise
     French vb.
     (inflection of fr exciser  1//3 s pres ind//sub ; 2 s impr)
     Latin part.p.
     (inflection of la excīsus  voc m s)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  excise
     French vb.
     (inflection of fr exciser  1//3 s pres ind//sub ; 2 s impr)
     Latin part.p.
     (inflection of la excīsus  voc m s)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  excise
     Englanti n.
     valmistevero
     Englanti vb.
     määrätä valmistevero jollekin, valmisteverottaa

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  excise
     Franska vb.
     (böjning fr verb exciser)

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  excise /ɛksˈaɪz/
  aksyns

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Excise /ɛksˈaɪz/
  الضريبة

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  excise //əkˈsaɪz// //ˈɛkˌsaɪz// 
  изрязвам
  to cut out, to remove