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
• direct tax
• custom(s)
• assessment
• 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

Meanwhile, Indiana went considerably further, temporarily suspending its fuel use and excise taxes. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026

In ordinary tax terminology, income, property, and estate taxes are often described as direct taxes, while sales, excise, and customs duties are generally characterized as indirect taxes. — Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026

Verb

To find out more, the researchers humanely excised additional fragments from the feet, main body and tentacles of the marine animals and ran a number of lab experiments in untreated seawater. — Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 28 May 2026

Following a high-profile dispute with Anthropic over a Pentagon contract—in which the government rejected limits on how the AI platform could be used—Anthropic has been mostly excised from government use and deemed a supply chain risk. — Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 7 May 2026