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
June 27, CBS News, 27 June 2025
The decision to excise the HBO moniker was widely derided at the time as flawed managerial thinking.
—Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2025
David Lightman
july 7, Sacbee.com, 7 July 2025
The figure includes the sales and excise taxes paid on purchases, property taxes paid on homes or indirectly through rents, individual and business income taxes, unemployment taxes, and other types of taxes, the study said.
—Terry Collins, USA Today, 13 June 2025
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Noun
That Board voted in the Spring to follow Mr. Trump's orders to excise DEI programs.
—June 27, CBS News, 27 June 2025
The decision to excise the HBO moniker was widely derided at the time as flawed managerial thinking.
—Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2025
Verb
While California’s property and sales and excise taxes rank near the middle of the country, its individual income tax burden is second only to New York.
—David Lightman
july 7, Sacbee.com, 7 July 2025
The figure includes the sales and excise taxes paid on purchases, property taxes paid on homes or indirectly through rents, individual and business income taxes, unemployment taxes, and other types of taxes, the study said.
—Terry Collins, USA Today, 13 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for excise
Noun
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The meeting between South Korean President Lee Jae-myung and President Donald Trump on Aug. 25 comes after a July trade deal in which Trump cut reciprocal tariffs on the country to 15% from the initial 25%.—
Alexx Altman-Devilbiss,
Baltimore Sun,
12 Aug. 2025
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Topline Consumer prices rose slower than expected last month as President Donald Trump’s tariffs gripped markets, according to federal data released Tuesday, as hope remains for a possible interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve.—
Ty Roush,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
Verb
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And even if Xi succeeded on the battlefield, the cost might be high: China could become an international pariah, its economy sapped by sanctions, and its security forces saddled with a new, taxing mission of maintaining control of a restive Taiwan.—
TYLER JOST,
Foreign Affairs,
4 Aug. 2025
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These groups are currently taxed on worldwide income.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Aug. 2025
Verb
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When flushing internal pipes, aerators should be removed first (if applicable), prior to flushing.—
Jake Allen,
IndyStar,
13 Aug. 2025
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Grinding the coffee coarsely expedites the filtering of the cold brew, while double-straining — first through a fine-mesh sieve, then through cheesecloth — removes even the finest sediment, as well as much of the oils, and produces the cleanest, brightest cup.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Aug. 2025
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In fact, prices in several categories went down even after 10% across-the-board tariffs went into effect in April, with additional reciprocal tariffs levied thereafter.—
Pamela N. Danziger,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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However, Osceola and Volusia counties have levied the full 5 cents for years.—
Martin E. Comas,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Running a raw-level recovery tool to scan the entire disk and extract the PST file.—
Chongwei Chen,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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In a work as captivated with pastoral landscapes as the haunting glow of a tube TV, Vermette extracts possibility from every shot, down to crossfading that recalls the expressiveness of silent cinema.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
7 Aug. 2025
Verb
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When Trump threatened to impose tariffs, the Mexican government made the concession of not just sending troops to the border and to cities like Culiacán, but of also allowing the U.S. military to fly in Mexican airspace.—
Jesse Hyde,
Rolling Stone,
7 Aug. 2025
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In addition to pharma tariffs, Trump has threatened to impose across-the-board tariffs on semiconductors and lumber.—
Elisabeth Buchwald,
CNN Money,
7 Aug. 2025
Verb
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DuPage County has several ways to pay bills, including electronically by having funds withdrawn from a savings or checking account; by credit card, including Visa, MasterCard or Discover; via a wire transfer; or by having a bank write the check.—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Aug. 2025
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Fear of one day having a family member detained or deported is linked with upticks in post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and a chronic anxiety that leads children and adolescents to avoid school or withdraw from public life, the study said.—
Nick Mordowanec,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Aug. 2025
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Their argument, essentially, was that Democrats should govern where common ground with Republicans was possible to avoid penalizing their constituents for Trump’s sins.—
David M. Drucker,
Twin Cities,
10 Aug. 2025
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Incumbents grow unassailable, accountable only to low-turnout partisan primaries, which reward extremism and penalize compromise.—
Dan Perry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Aug. 2025
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