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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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as in extracts

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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 first nine months of 2026 have been marked by inflation, war, tariffs and the Federal Reserve's first rate hike since 2023, among other market-moving events.
    — Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Produced in China, the Ojai is significantly cheaper than the Jaguar even after tariffs.
    — Henry Payne, Chicago Tribune, 8 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
  • Rio Tinto in Canada extracts high-purity scandium oxide from titanium dioxide waste streams produced from its Lac Tio mine operations in Quebec.
    — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026
  • That web lasted about a decade before it was dismantled, piece by piece, in favor of one that extracts profits from similar interactions.
    — Betsy Blondin, Longreads, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of extracts
Verb
  • Berkowicz, 65, opposes Illinois’ sanctuary-state law and believes the state imposes too many mandates on localities.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The judgment imposes no criminal fine, although Roberts must pay a mandatory $100 assessment.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of imposes
Verb
  • This approach removes mechanical pumps, large pressure vessels, and complex plumbing networks.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The exchange removes some of the financial barriers for emerging filmmakers that would otherwise make international opportunities inaccessible — covering flights, accommodation and meals.
    — Katherine Brodsky, Variety, 8 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
  • 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
  • Cookies should not be set before consent, should appear the moment consent is granted, should persist across the session and should disappear when a visitor withdraws it.
    — Lesa Seibert, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 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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“Excises.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excises. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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