excise
11Excise — (engl., spr. Exseis), so v.w. Accise, s.d. 2) …
12excise — is spelt ise, not ize. As a noun and verb in the ‘tax’ meaning, it is pronounced with the stress on the first syllable; as a verb meaning ‘to remove by cutting’ it is pronounced with stress on the second syllable …
13excise — noun VERB + EXCISE ▪ impose, levy ▪ the excise levied on beer and tobacco ▪ increase, raise ▪ cut, reduce …
14excise — ex|cise1 [ˈeksaız] n [U and C] [Date: 1400 1500; : Middle Dutch; Origin: excijs, probably from Old French assise judgment ] the government tax that is put on the goods that are produced and used inside a country excise officer (=someone who… …
15excise — 1 noun (C, U) the government tax that is put on the goods that are produced and used inside a country: excises on gasoline and cigarettes | excise officer (=someone who collects excise) | excise duty (=the money paid as excise) see also: Customs… …
16excise — English has two words excise. The one meaning ‘tax’ [15] is essentially a Dutch usage. English borrowed it in the late 15th century from Middle Dutch excijs, which came via Old French acceis from Vulgar Latin *accēnsum, a compound noun formed… …
17excise — {{11}}excise (n.) tax on goods, late 15c., from M.Du. excijs (early 15c.), apparently altered from accijs tax (by influence of L. excisus cut out or removed, see EXCISE (Cf. excise) (v.)), traditionally from O.Fr. acceis tax, assessment (12c.),… …
18excise — excises, excising, excised (The noun is pronounced [[t]e̱ksaɪz[/t]]. The verb is pronounced [[t]ɪksa͟ɪz[/t]].) 1) N VAR: usu N n Excise is a tax that the government of a country puts on particular goods, such as cigarettes and alcoholic drinks,… …
19excise — English has two words excise. The one meaning ‘tax’ [15] is essentially a Dutch usage. English borrowed it in the late 15th century from Middle Dutch excijs, which came via Old French acceis from Vulgar Latin *accēnsum, a compound noun formed… …
20excise — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a a duty or tax levied on goods and commodities produced or sold within the country of origin. b a tax levied on certain licences. 2 Brit. a former government office collecting excise. Usage: Now the Board of Customs and Excise. v …
