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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 excise
Paisley Currah, New Yorker, 27 May 2025
Karpen underwent a full craniotomy, a four-hour procedure that excised most of the tumor.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 29 Apr. 2025
Khurram Chohan, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
The federal government collected $68.9 billion in tariffs and excise taxes during the first five months of the year, according to Treasury Department data collected by the Bipartisan Policy Center.
—Scott Horsley, NPR, 9 June 2025
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Noun
If the Administration forces various agencies to excise gender from the study of health, the government won’t be able to gather the evidence needed to justify policies that would benefit a wide range of people, including, in the case of COVID, men.
—Paisley Currah, New Yorker, 27 May 2025
Karpen underwent a full craniotomy, a four-hour procedure that excised most of the tumor.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 29 Apr. 2025
Verb
Here is an example that could land a foundation in a tax hole: Financial transactions between the foundation and a disqualified person, even the founder or any major contributor, may result in excise taxes as high as 200%.
—Khurram Chohan, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
The federal government collected $68.9 billion in tariffs and excise taxes during the first five months of the year, according to Treasury Department data collected by the Bipartisan Policy Center.
—Scott Horsley, NPR, 9 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for excise
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Other Asia-Pacific markets facing higher tariffs include Indonesia, which will be hit with a 32% excise duty, Bangladesh, which was slapped with a 35% duty, as well as Cambodia and Thailand, which are set for 36% tariff rates, the president's letters indicated.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
8 July 2025
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In April, the president imposed a 10% tariff on basically every item imported into the U.S.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
7 July 2025
Verb
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And you wouldn't be taxed on that win in this example.—
Susan Tompor,
USA Today,
12 July 2025
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Withdrawals for qualified expenses are taxed at the long-term capital gains rate.—
Kamaron McNair,
CNBC,
11 July 2025
Verb
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As of Tuesday, the agency will no longer require passengers who move through TSA checkpoints to remove their shoes.—
Alain Sherter,
CBS News,
8 July 2025
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Also, passengers 75 years and older did not need to remove their shoes during the security process.—
Michael Cappetta,
Travel + Leisure,
8 July 2025
Verb
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Trump has placed or threatened to levy industry-specific tariffs on many of these goods.—
Elisabeth Buchwald,
CNN Money,
7 July 2025
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Under this plan, the World Health Organization will encourage countries to levy tax increases on tobacco, alcohol, or sugary drink products that ultimately raise their prices by 50 percent by 2035.—
Nana Ama Sarfo,
Forbes.com,
7 July 2025
Verb
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Before 1962, the maximum legal barrel entry proof was 110, but Stitzel-Weller went much further during production to extract and preserve as much flavor as possible.—
Chris Perugini,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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By crushing bones and boiling them to extract grease, Neanderthals tapped into a rich energy source, using techniques once thought to belong only to much later human groups.—
Pranjal Malewar,
New Atlas,
12 July 2025
Verb
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For months, Trump had threatened, but held off on, imposing new sanctions against Russia's oil industry.—
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14 July 2025
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Several communities — including Highland Park, Schaumburg, Glen Ellyn and Lombard — have recently imposed age limits on riders, while Burr Ridge has banned e-scooters from its streets.—
Paulina Czupryna,
Chicago Tribune,
14 July 2025
Verb
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Of course, the former two had retired whereas the latter had only temporarily withdrawn.—
Charlotte Harpur,
New York Times,
4 July 2025
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The traffic receded as Chicago withdrew into the distance behind me on Interstate 90.—
Ian Bogost,
The Atlantic,
4 July 2025
Verb
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Otherwise, the training algorithm penalizes the student, discouraging it from producing similar outputs.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
7 July 2025
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This is no fault of the seller, and they should not be penalized for it.—
Richard Parker,
Forbes.com,
6 July 2025
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“Excise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excise. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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