excise meaning

UK US /ɛkˈsaɪs/ 2 syllables

excise (verb): remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line.

excise has 4 meanings in this dictionary, as verb and noun.

excise as a verb

  1. remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line
    • Please strike this remark from the record
    • scratch that remark

    Synonyms: strike, scratch, expunge

    Type of: delete

    Related forms: excision

  2. levy an excise tax on

    Type of: tax

  3. remove by cutting
    • The surgeon excised the tumor

    Type of: cut out

    Related forms: excision

excise as a noun

  1. a tax that is measured by the amount of business done (not on property or income from real estate)

    Synonyms: excise tax

    Type of: indirect tax

    Kinds: sales tax, VAT, gasoline tax

How to pronounce excise

excise is pronounced /ɛkˈsaɪs/ in American English. It has 2 syllables, with the stress on the second syllable.

Words that rhyme with excise

Word lists: words starting with EX · words ending in SE · 6-letter words

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