excise

noun

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

verb

remove by cutting

levy an excise tax on

remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line

Roots

caedocis- · Latin · cut, kill

Synonyms for excise

customsn tariffn vatn gabelle

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Where does excise come from?

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