Synonyms of excise

excise 1 of 2

noun

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.

Related Words

• tariff
• tax
• levy
• income tax
• imposition
• tribute
• property tax
• capitation
• sales tax
• poll tax
• impost
• single tax
• withholding tax
• value-added tax
• hidden tax
• toll
• duty
• sin tax
• surtax
• assessment
• direct tax
• custom(s)
• personal tax
• supertax
• surcharge
• inheritance tax
• estate tax
• death tax
• flat tax
• proportional tax

excise

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verb

1

as in to tax

Related Words

• tax
• levy
• impose
• penalize
• dock
• assess
• fine
• exact
• put
• mulct
• extort
• force
• compel
• charge
• skin
• lay
• milk
• bleed
• shake down
• coerce
• wrest
• wring
• squeeze
• gouge
• inflict
• wreak
• fleece
• reimpose
• relay
• reapply
• set

Dissimilar Words

• remit
• diminish
• lessen
• abate
• release
• forgive
• ignore
• excuse
• disregard
• condone
• pardon
• gloss (over)
• gloze (over)

2

as in to remove

Related Words

• remove
• extract
• withdraw
• cut
• bone
• yank
• dress
• clean
• transplant
• eviscerate
• gut
• disembowel
• draw

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of excise

Noun

If passed, Initiative 175 would direct the spending of our fuel excise taxes and sales taxes on motor vehicles on roads to be exclusively on transportation and the State Patrol. — Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 19 May 2026

Hunters and anglers funded wildlife restoration through licenses and excise taxes. — Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2026

Verb

Jefferson’s first draft contained a hundred-and-sixty-eight-word denunciation of the transatlantic slave trade, which was excised from the final text. — Jelani Cobb, New Yorker, 4 May 2026

The court ruling is likely to most immediately affect Southern states where local officials could excise majority-minority districts, stripping Black and brown voters of their political power. — Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026