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
Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 13 June 2025
The odds of Terry Rozier’s contract simply being excised from the payroll are negligible, if even that.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 4 June 2025
Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 8 July 2025
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
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Noun
Recording engineer Matt Ross-Spang prepared new mixes of the songs, cut at RCA Studio C, excising the overdubs for a more direct sound.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 13 June 2025
The odds of Terry Rozier’s contract simply being excised from the payroll are negligible, if even that.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 4 June 2025
Verb
Other Asia-Pacific markets facing higher tariffs include Indonesia, which will be hit with a 32% excise duty, Bangladesh, which was slapped with a 35% duty, as well as Cambodia and Thailand, which are set for 36% tariff rates, the president's letters indicated.
—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 8 July 2025
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for excise
Noun
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Like other manufacturers hammered by tariff costs, Deere needs to raise prices.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Aug. 2025
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The American consumer thinks other countries are paying these tariffs.—
Jamie L. LaReau,
Freep.com,
25 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Higher, fast-moving water can tax an individual's boating, paddling and swimming skills.—
Chris Ramirez,
jsonline.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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Toyota pinpointed jobs where robots could make the work better by doing things like eliminating unsafe activities and physically taxing jobs.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Following intense backlash from conservatives, the graphic was removed, and the museum issued an apology.—
BrieAnna J. Frank,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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Morgan Pope won the Power of Veto competition this week and removed herself from the block.—
Dina Kaur,
AZCentral.com,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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How the 0% capital gains bracket works Assets owned for more than one year qualify for long-term capital gains, levied at 0%, 15% or 20%, based on taxable income.—
Kate Dore, CFP®, EA,
CNBC,
2 Sep. 2025
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In court filings, the government pointed to Microsoft as a roadmap for how penalties should be levied against Google.—
Jaclyn Diaz,
NPR,
2 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The last time Congress faced a deadline to extend government funding, Senate Democrats flinched, giving Republicans the votes needed to avert a government shutdown without extracting any concessions.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
4 Sep. 2025
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Abboud and his mother, whose name is Najlaa, were safely extracted from the Gaza Strip on Thursday, though the location has not been disclosed in this reporting for their protection.—
Caitlin McFall,
FOXNews.com,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Markel’s parents asked the judge to impose the harshest possible penalty.—
Lauren del Valle,
CNN Money,
6 Sep. 2025
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Also Thursday, the judge agreed to impose an order barring Drummond and lawyers from talking to the media about the case.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Details of Russia’s offer on Donetsk are not public, but Russia is reportedly offering to freeze the frontline positions at Zhaporzhzhia and Kherson, and withdraw from territory in Sumy, Kharkiv and Dnipropetrovsk regions, in exchange for Ukraine handing over the rest of the Donbas.—
Laura Kelly,
The Hill,
28 Aug. 2025
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After reading West’s Forbes article, the husband and wife withdrew from their retirement fund, used a portion of their savings, and borrowed money from their adult son to invest $150,000 in a home West was flipping in August 2010.—
Cheyenne Roundtree,
Rolling Stone,
28 Aug. 2025
Verb
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In 2000, David Stern penalized the Minnesota Timberwolves for signing Joe Smith to a series of secret contracts.—
Jesse Silvertown,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Johnson added that members have raised concerns with him about whether a blanket prohibition could unfairly penalize lawmakers with long careers outside of politics or deter many professionals with valuable perspectives from ever seeking office in the first place.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Excise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excise. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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