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Vocabulary Entry
excise
|noun • verb
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N
noun
A tax on the production or sale of a specific good.
Example Sentences
"The government increased the excise on tobacco products."
"Excise taxes are often included in the price of alcohol."
"Businesses must account for excise duties when setting their prices."
V
verb
To remove or cut out, often referring to a part of a text or material.
Example Sentences
"The editor decided to excise unnecessary words from the manuscript."
"In the surgery, the doctor had to excise the tumor."
"The committee voted to excise sections of the report that were deemed irrelevant."