as in tariff
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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as in to tax
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as in to remove
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Recent Examples of excise
Daniel J. Pilla, National Review, 5 May 2025
New excise taxes were put on sugar, alcohol and plastics.
—Patricia Cohen, New York Times, 4 May 2025
New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 21 Mar. 2025
The firings have also excised the next generation of leaders at the C.D.C., the N.I.H., the Food and Drug Administration, and other agencies that the department oversees.
—Sheryl Gay Stolberg, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2025
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Noun
To support his case, Trump correctly points out that until the modern income tax was adopted by the 16th Amendment in 1913, the United States collected the bulk of its revenue through tariffs and excise taxes.
—Daniel J. Pilla, National Review, 5 May 2025
New excise taxes were put on sugar, alcohol and plastics.
—Patricia Cohen, New York Times, 4 May 2025
Verb
The culture and system of DOC has solidified into this morass of unaccountability and negligence that can probably only be excised from without, by an official not tethered to it or the city’s broader political strictures.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 21 Mar. 2025
The firings have also excised the next generation of leaders at the C.D.C., the N.I.H., the Food and Drug Administration, and other agencies that the department oversees.
—Sheryl Gay Stolberg, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for excise
Noun
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Even a modest reduction in crop yields, courtesy of honeybees dying off or beekeepers quitting the business, would force the U.S. to import more produce—which, with tariffs looming, is unlikely to come cheap.—
Joanna Thompson,
The Atlantic,
20 May 2025
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In March, Authentic competitor Marquee Brands was on the verge of finalizing a deal to buy the men’s khakis brand from Levi Strauss & Co., but the volatile economic situation around tariffs forced Marquee to walk away, opening the door for Authentic.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
20 May 2025
Verb
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Instead, part of each income payment will be taxed as a long-term capital gain over your life expectancy.—
Bob Carlson,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2025
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Schools with a per-student endowment of $1.25 million to $2 million would be taxed 14%; schools with a per-student endowment between $750,000 and $1.25 million would be taxed 7%; and those with endowments of $500,000 to $750,000 per student would be taxed 1.4%.—
Brad Brooks,
USA Today,
24 May 2025
Verb
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Pruning at the wrong time can remove developing flower buds.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
21 May 2025
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The unit removes and carries easily off the boat at the end of the day for better security and maintenance.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
21 May 2025
Verb
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Reports from several Bangladeshi news sources say that the country is prepared to offer the U.S. generous terms—a total zeroing out of duties on hundreds of U.S.-made products, to be exact—in order to placate President Donald Trump, who levied 37-percent tariffs on Bangladesh on April 2.—
Kate Nishimura,
Sourcing Journal,
21 May 2025
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Both have no shortage of accusations to levy against the other, though all remains speculative at this point.—
Emily Forlini,
PC Magazine,
20 May 2025
Verb
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This is creating new opportunities to extract and reuse valuable raw materials, lessening Europe’s reliance on external sources.—
Marianne Lehnis,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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Shaped like little green leaves (because why not be cute and moisturized?), these masks are packed with cucumber to de-puff, cactus extract to hydrate, and green tea leaf to calm all the nonsense happening under my eyes.—
Larry Stansbury,
Essence,
27 May 2025
Verb
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Both armies have a small industry devoted to ‘hacking’ the drones, modifying the firmware to get around limitations imposed by the makers and prevent them from being tracked.—
David Hambling,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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In that case, West Virginia challenged the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)'s authority to impose regulations to effectively control the state's energy policy through the Clean Power Plan.—
Zoltan Istvan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 May 2025
Verb
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President Trump plans to withdraw his nomination of Jared Isaacman, a billionaire entrepreneur and close associate of Elon Musk’s, who was on track to be the next NASA administrator.—
Jonathan Swan,
The Orlando Sentinel,
31 May 2025
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After launching a proxy fight for two board seats, this campaign came to a head when Engine withdrew their director nominations on May 8.—
Kenneth Squire,
CNBC,
31 May 2025
Verb
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According to The New York Times, Heritage Action, the think tank's grassroots advocacy arm, is working to help states pass legislation that penalizes those who support boycotts against Israel.—
Khaleda Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 May 2025
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In rules introduced by the FIA ahead of the season, F1 drivers could be penalized – with monetary fines or loss of championship points – for cursing in press conferences.—
Ben Morse,
CNN Money,
15 May 2025
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“Excise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excise. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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