excise tax

noun

: a tax on certain things that are made, sold, or used within a country : excise

Examples of excise tax in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This framework includes up to 350 retail licenses, a two-ounce possession limit, and a 6% state excise tax. — Peter Su, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026

Last week, Indiana's governor announced the suspension of the state's gasoline excise tax, which is 36 cents a gallon. — Shardaa Gray, CBS News, 11 May 2026

The federal fuel excise tax gasoline and diesel will be temporarily suspended starting Monday, Carney’s office said. — Phil Helsel, NBC news, 14 Apr. 2026

Each month that the gas usage tax is suspended the state loses out on around $50 million in revenue and each month that the gas excise tax is suspended the state doesn’t receive $90 million in revenue, Braun said. — Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2026

Rhymes for excise tax

• anticlimax
• counterattacks
• hemothorax
• mesothorax
• metathorax
• almanacs
• carrybacks
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• lumberjacks
• maniacs
• microcracks
• minimax

Legal Definition

excise tax

noun

: excise