as in tariff
an amount of money that a government requires people to pay according to the value of certain possessions that are made, sold, or used within a country
The state seems to impose an excise on any number of goods.
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Recent Examples of excise
Sydney Lake, Fortune, 6 May 2026
The funds lost in sales and excise taxes will impact state and local coffers.
—Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026
Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2026
The Reuters report follows Universal Music’s proposal in December to excise Downtown’s royalty and rights-management division, Curve, from its acquisition.
—Andrew Flanagan, Variety, 21 Jan. 2026
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Noun
The issue could apply to several kinds of taxes, including income, employment, estate, gift, and excise taxes, according to Collins.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 6 May 2026
The funds lost in sales and excise taxes will impact state and local coffers.
—Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026
Verb
The Olympic organizers have gone to great and sometimes absurd pains to excise political messaging from the Games.
—Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2026
The Reuters report follows Universal Music’s proposal in December to excise Downtown’s royalty and rights-management division, Curve, from its acquisition.
—Andrew Flanagan, Variety, 21 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for excise
Noun
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And in his second term, the leaders now openly trade barbs, disagreeing over tariffs, Ukraine and the Iran war.—
Darlene Superville,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
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Hours after the final bout, he’s scheduled to jet off to the G7 summit in the French Alps for talks with several world leaders he’s been beefing with over war and tariffs.—
Aamer Madhani,
Fortune,
12 June 2026
Verb
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That means taxing the rich to ease burdens on the poor and middle class.—
Keith M. Phaneuf,
Hartford Courant,
15 June 2026
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Florida cities, counties and special taxing districts could lose nearly $12 billion annually within five years if voters approve a sweeping property tax cut amendment on the November ballot, according to new projections released by state economists.—
CBS Miami Team,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
Verb
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If that happens, remove the safety clip, hold the can with both hands, and prepare to spray when the bear is roughly 30 to 40 feet away.—
Amber Harding OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
16 June 2026
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For that matter, Spencer Schwellenbach’s rehabilitation from surgery to remove bone spurs from his right elbow will be closer to completion.—
Ken Sugiura,
AJC.com,
16 June 2026
Verb
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The most serious charge in the indictment, witness intimidation, was levied against Hakim and Feyock.—
James Cirrone,
FOXNews.com,
13 June 2026
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The local policy – a one-time real estate transfer tax levied upon the sale of properties valued at $2 million or more – was approved by San Jose voters in 2020 with just over 53% of the vote.—
Ryan Macasero,
Mercury News,
12 June 2026
Verb
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This device accomplishes the feat by extracting two distinct, valuable chemical products from the energy of a single photon of light.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
12 June 2026
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Quintin said that once MDM is removed from a phone, Verizon probably would not have any other method to extract data from it.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
12 June 2026
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The design was simple yet imposing.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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The proposal would require extensive recordkeeping and impose steep fines on repair shops, recyclers, pawn shops and secondhand dealers that traffic in undocumented airbags.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
11 June 2026
Verb
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This is because Roth IRAs allow withdrawals of your contributions penalty-free (there are, however, stipulations for withdrawing earnings).—
Becca Stanek,
TheWeek,
12 June 2026
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The rationale was that any war Israel fought would inflame popular anti-Israeli sentiment in the Arab and Muslim world, scuttling the Abraham Accords as Arab governments would withdraw out of fear of backlash.—
Ariel Cohen,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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The player who was wrongly penalized would have the foul removed, and the player who attempted to deceive the officials would be punished in real time.—
Jon Root OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
13 June 2026
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Traveling with youngsters in Europe isn’t always penalized, of course.—
Maureen O'Hare,
CNN Money,
13 June 2026
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“Excise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excise. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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