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Noun excise has 1 sense

excise, excise tax - a tax that is measured by the amount of business done (not on property or income from real estate)
--₁ is a kind of indirect tax
--₁ has particulars:
sales tax, nuisance tax; VAT, value-added tax, ad valorem tax; gasoline tax

Derived form: verb excise₂

Verb excise has 3 senses

strike, expunge, excise - remove by erasing or crossing out; "Please strike this remark from the record"
--₁ is one way to delete, cancel

Derived form: noun excision₁
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
excise - levy an excise tax on
--₂ is one way to tax

Derived form: noun excise₁
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
excise - remove by cutting; "The surgeon excised the tumor"
--₃ is one way to cut out

Derived form: noun excision₂
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something