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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 excises
Marie Sapirie, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Noun
Higher Ed Excise Taxes In most parts of [America], excises must be confined within a narrow compass.
—Marie Sapirie, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for excises
Noun
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His economic policy, including the fluctuating tariffs, only benefits himself and the wealthy while punishing workers and taxpayers.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
28 Feb. 2026
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The increase suggests businesses may be passing on higher costs from import tariffs to consumers.—
Lucia Mutikan,
USA Today,
27 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Medical inflation continues to outpace overall inflation, and New York’s Health Care Reform Act taxes employers and unions who do the right thing and provide health benefits — adding roughly 4% a year to their cost.—
Stuart Appelbaum,
New York Daily News,
25 Feb. 2026
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Wealth taxes layer in additional levies, which, among other things, function like highly confiscatory effective tax rates on normal investment returns.—
Veronique De Rugy,
Oc Register,
5 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Nothing is more onerous than big tech, which extracts both natural and human resources and erodes our ability to self-govern.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026
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The pressure cooker extracts maximum richness from a pack of chicken wings or a pile of leftover bones in under an hour, producing a versatile homemade chicken stock that works everywhere from chicken noodle soup to risotto and braises.—
Carla Lalli Music,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
3 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Californians pay the highest gasoline prices in the country because the state imposes the costliest taxes and mandates.—
Wayne Winegarden,
Oc Register,
28 Feb. 2026
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Florida law imposes the 15 mph speed limit 30 minutes before a school’s arrival or dismissal time — and 30 minutes after, too.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
27 Feb. 2026
Verb
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This integration removes that blocker and positions XDC Network for institutional capital flows that weren't previously possible.—
Wyles Daniel,
USA Today,
27 Feb. 2026
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Dawn Ultra is a top-selling dish liquid for the powerful formula that removes grease with ease.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Feb. 2026
Verb
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For example, many hotels in the city belong to the Convention Center Facility District, which levies an additional 4% room tax to fund the rehabilitation and expansion of the convention center.—
Devan Patel,
Mercury News,
4 Feb. 2026
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The government also levies an 8% transient guest tax that would be included in the mix.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
4 Feb. 2026
Verb
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If the Pentagon withdraws support, the Scouts would have to scramble to replace medical care, transportation and other emergency services.—
Graham Smith,
NPR,
26 Feb. 2026
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Antonio Delgado withdraws from New York governor race after Mamdani backs Hochul.—
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FOXNews.com,
11 Feb. 2026
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By taxing those inputs, the policy effectively penalizes domestic production.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
19 Feb. 2026
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But because the ban penalizes corporations, not consumers who break the rules, ban-repeal advocates may have a harder time drawing a coalition of cross-partisan support.—
Keith Humphreys,
The Atlantic,
2 Feb. 2026
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“Excises.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excises. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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