English noun: excise | |||
1. | excise (possession) a tax that is measured by the amount of business done (not on property or income from real estate) | ||
Synonyms | excise tax | ||
Broader (hypernym) | indirect tax | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | ad valorem tax, gasoline tax, nuisance tax, sales tax, value-added tax, VAT | ||
English verb: excise | |||
1. | excise (contact) remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line | ||
Samples | Please strike this remark from the record. Scratch that remark. | ||
Synonyms | expunge, scratch, strike | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | cancel, delete | ||
2. | excise (possession) levy an excise tax on | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | tax | ||
3. | excise (change) remove by cutting | ||
Samples | The surgeon excised the tumor. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | cut out | ||