Etymology : obsolete Dutch excijs , from Middle Dutch, probably modification of Old French assise session, assessment; more at ASSIZE
Pronunciation : 'ek-"sIz, -"sIs
Function : noun
Date : 15th century
1. tax levied on the manufacture or sale of a product within a country. cut out, cut off; remove; impose an excise tax. 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.].
2. 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. an excise is a fixed, absolute, and direct charge laid on merchandise, products, or commodities. --11 allen's (mass. ) rpts.
3. that department or bureau of the public service charged with the collection of the excise taxes. [eng.]excise \ex*cise"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. excised ; p. pr. & vb. n. excising.].
4. to lay or impose an excise upon.
5. to impose upon; to overcharge. [prov. eng.]excise \ex*cise"\, v. t. [see:
excide.] to cut out or off; to separate and remove; as, to excise a tumor.excise a tax that is measured by the amount of business done (not on property or income from real estate) [syn: excise tax] v.
6. remove by erasing or crossing out; "please strike this remark from the record" [syn: strike, expunge].
7. levy an excise tax on.
8. remove by cutting; "the surgeon excised the tumor".
9. 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.
10. It is also levied to pursue certain trades and deal in certain commodities.
11. Certain direct taxes , are included in the excise.
12. Often used adjectively; as, excise duties; excise law; excise system.
13. That department or bureau of the public service charged with the collection of the excise taxes.
14. To lay or impose an excise upon.
15. To impose upon; to overcharge.
16. To cut out or off; to separate and remove; as, to excise a tumor. a tax that is measured by the amount of business done remove by cutting; "The surgeon excised the tumor" levy an excise tax on.
17. 1. Excise is a tax that the government of a country puts on particular goods, such as cigarettes and alcoholic drinks, which are produced for sale in its own country. this year's rise in excise duties New car buyers and smokers will be hit by increases in taxes and excise.
18. If someone excises something, they remove it deliberately and completely. a personal crusade to excise racist and sexist references in newspapers. the question of permanently excising madness from the world. + excision excisions ex·ci·sion The authors demanded excision of foreign words. the government tax that is put on the goods that are produced and used inside a country excise officer (=someone who collects excise) excise duty/tax (=the money paid as excise) (excijs, probably from assise ). to remove or get rid of something, especially by cutting it out.
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