excise

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a tax that is measured by the amount of business done (not on property or income from real estate)
remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line
levy an excise tax on
remove by cutting
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
That department or bureau of the public service charged with the collection of the excise taxes
To lay or impose an excise upon
To impose upon
To cut out or off

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