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noun

plural of excise
as in tariffs
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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verb

present tense third-person singular of excise
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as in taxes

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Recent Examples of excises
Noun
Lazio’s deal with Polymarket, which is unlicensed by Italy’s customs, excises and monopolies agency, is compliant under the same criteria. — James Horncastle, New York Times, 28 July 2026 Yet his progressive tax proposals sat atop a federal revenue system that was still heavily dependent on excises. — Joseph Thorndike, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for excises
  1. tariffs
  2. taxes
  3. extracts
  4. imposes
  5. removes
  6. levies
  7. withdraws
  8. penalizes
Noun
  • The two sides already have a sweeping free trade agreement, known as CETA, that eliminated most tariffs.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Cost of living remains the top concern for voters, as rising gas prices, tariffs and the ongoing war in Iran factor into economic woes for many Americans.
    — Stephen Fowler, NPR, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of tariffs
Verb
  • That’s where the state taxes something like a utility but then allows the county and city to add taxes on top of the taxes.
    — Peggy Gossett-Seidman, Sun Sentinel, 23 Sep. 2026
  • The current system — in which the federal government taxes a state’s residents and then gives some of that money back to fund programs that the states already administer — is convoluted and wasteful.
    — Editorial Board, Washington Post, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of taxes
Verb
  • This process initially extracts boron into a solution, which can then be concentrated for use in the chemical and pharmaceutical industries.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2026
  • In lieu of sweet tea, a commercial sugar cane juicer extracts yellow-green juice.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of extracts
Verb
  • The embargo allows exports of food and medicine to the island but imposes requirements, such as advance payments on food sales, because of the Cuban government’s poor credit history.
    — Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Another measure imposes higher rates of 13% to 22% on income from interest, dividends and proceeds from selling property.
    — David McHugh, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of imposes
Verb
  • Therefore, the researchers' anode not only removes a toxic contaminant but also reduces the energy needed to produce hydrogen at the cathode, increasing the system's overall hydrogen-production efficiency.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Endurance testing Heating the material triggers a chemical reaction that removes loose chlorine ions and forms strong bonds between indium, oxygen, and phosphorus.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of removes
Verb
  • Beyond the federal government, each state also levies their own separate gas taxes.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 12 May 2026
  • Finally, the governor’s plan calls for raising the residential exemption on the 20-mills that Kansas levies to support public schools.
    — Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 9 Apr. 2026
Definition of levies
Verb
  • Popular airline withdraws from three locations, leaving travelers with fewer routes.
    — , FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Investopedia made a state-by-state set of estimates for a single retiree who collects the average Social Security benefit of $1,975 a month and withdraws 4% of savings a year.
    — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of withdraws
Verb
  • The comments from Beijing came days after France started applying its anti-ultra-fast fashion law, which penalizes each item between 25 cents and 12 euros (over $13).
    — Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Many automakers have been pushing for a revised USMCA that better rewards domestic manufacturing and penalizes competitors reliant on foreign imports.
    — Jamie L. LaReau, Freep.com, 28 Aug. 2026
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