Excise — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a tax that is measured by the amount of business done (not on property or income from real estate)

remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɛksˈaɪz/

🇬🇧British English

/ɛksˈaɪz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɛksˈaɪz/

2 syllables Say it as /ɛksˈaɪz/.

Examples

Please strike this remark from the record
scratch that remark
The surgeon excised the tumor

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

excise tax expunge scratch strike

Parts of Speech

noun	a tax that is measured by the amount of business done (not on property or income from real estate)
verb	remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line “Please strike this remark from the record”
verb	levy an excise tax on
verb	remove by cutting “The surgeon excised the tumor”

Word Forms

excise	verb	levy an excise tax on
expunction	noun	deletion by an act of expunging or erasing
expunging	noun	deletion by an act of expunging or erasing
excision	noun	the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage
excise	noun	a tax that is measured by the amount of business done (not on property or income from real estate)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Verbrauchsteuer

eine Steuer, die am Umfang der getätigten Geschäfte gemessen wird (nicht auf Eigentum oder Einkünfte aus Immobilien)

🇫🇷French

exciser

un impôt mesuré par le montant des affaires réalisées (et non sur la propriété ou les revenus immobiliers)

🇪🇸Spanish

extirpar

un impuesto que se mide por la cantidad de negocios realizados (no sobre propiedades o ingresos de bienes raíces)

🇮🇹Italian

accise

un'imposta misurata in base all'importo delle attività svolte (non sulla proprietà o sul reddito da immobili)

🇳🇱Dutch

accijns

een belasting die wordt gemeten aan de hand van de hoeveelheid zaken die wordt gedaan (niet op onroerend goed of inkomsten uit onroerend goed)

🇵🇹Portuguese

imposto especial de consumo

um imposto que é medido pela quantidade de negócios realizados (não sobre propriedades ou rendimentos imobiliários)

🇷🇺Russian

акциз

налог, который измеряется объемом ведения бизнеса (не на имущество или доходы от недвижимости)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

आबकारी

एक कर जो किए गए व्यवसाय की मात्रा से मापा जाता है (संपत्ति या अचल संपत्ति से आय पर नहीं)

🇧🇩Bengali

আবগারি

একটি কর যা পরিমাপ করা হয় ব্যবসার পরিমাণ দ্বারা (সম্পত্তি বা রিয়েল এস্টেট থেকে আয়ের উপর নয়)

🇮🇳Tamil

கலால் வரி

செய்யப்படும் வணிகத்தின் அளவைக் கொண்டு அளவிடப்படும் வரி (சொத்து அல்லது ரியல் எஸ்டேட்டில் இருந்து வரும் வருமானம் அல்ல)

🇮🇳Telugu

ఎక్సైజ్

చేసిన వ్యాపారం మొత్తం ద్వారా కొలవబడే పన్ను (ఆస్తి లేదా రియల్ ఎస్టేట్ నుండి వచ్చే ఆదాయంపై కాదు)

🇮🇳Marathi

उत्पादन शुल्क

एक कर जो व्यवसायाच्या रकमेद्वारे मोजला जातो (मालमत्तेवर किंवा रिअल इस्टेटमधील उत्पन्नावर नाही)

🇮🇳Gujarati

આબકારી

કર કે જે વ્યવસાયની રકમ દ્વારા માપવામાં આવે છે (મિલકત અથવા રિયલ એસ્ટેટમાંથી આવક પર નહીં)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಬಕಾರಿ

ಮಾಡಿದ ವ್ಯವಹಾರದ ಮೊತ್ತದಿಂದ ಅಳೆಯಲಾಗುವ ತೆರಿಗೆ (ಆಸ್ತಿ ಅಥವಾ ರಿಯಲ್ ಎಸ್ಟೇಟ್‌ನಿಂದ ಬರುವ ಆದಾಯದ ಮೇಲೆ ಅಲ್ಲ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

എക്സൈസ്

നടത്തിയ ബിസിനസ്സിൻ്റെ അളവ് അനുസരിച്ചുള്ള ഒരു നികുതി (സ്വത്ത് അല്ലെങ്കിൽ റിയൽ എസ്റ്റേറ്റിൽ നിന്നുള്ള വരുമാനത്തിലല്ല)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਆਬਕਾਰੀ

ਇੱਕ ਟੈਕਸ ਜੋ ਕੀਤੇ ਗਏ ਕਾਰੋਬਾਰ ਦੀ ਮਾਤਰਾ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਮਾਪਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ (ਜਾਇਦਾਦ ਜਾਂ ਰੀਅਲ ਅਸਟੇਟ ਤੋਂ ਆਮਦਨ 'ਤੇ ਨਹੀਂ)

🇵🇰Urdu

ایکسائز

ایک ٹیکس جس کی پیمائش کی گئی کاروبار کی مقدار سے کی جاتی ہے (جائیداد یا جائیداد سے حاصل ہونے والی آمدنی پر نہیں)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

消费税

按业务量衡量的税收（不是财产或房地产收入）

🇯🇵Japanese

消費税

行われた事業の量によって測定される税（資産や不動産からの収入には課税されない）

🇰🇷Korean

국내 소비세

사업 수행 금액에 따라 측정되는 세금(부동산이나 부동산 소득에 대한 세금이 아님)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thuế tiêu thụ đặc biệt

thuế được đo bằng số lượng hoạt động kinh doanh được thực hiện (không phải trên tài sản hoặc thu nhập từ bất động sản)

🇹🇭Thai

สรรพสามิต

ภาษีที่วัดจากจำนวนธุรกิจที่ทำ (ไม่ใช่ในทรัพย์สินหรือรายได้จากอสังหาริมทรัพย์)

🇮🇩Indonesian

cukai

pajak yang diukur berdasarkan jumlah bisnis yang dilakukan (bukan atas properti atau pendapatan dari real estat)

🇲🇾Malay

eksais

cukai yang diukur dengan jumlah perniagaan yang dilakukan (bukan ke atas harta atau pendapatan daripada hartanah)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

المكوس

ضريبة تقاس بحجم الأعمال المنجزة (وليس على الممتلكات أو الدخل من العقارات)

🇮🇷Persian

مالیات غیر مستقیم

مالیاتی که با مقدار تجارت انجام شده (نه بر دارایی یا درآمد حاصل از املاک و مستغلات) اندازه گیری می شود.

🇹🇷Turkish

tüketim vergisi

Yapılan işin miktarına göre ölçülen bir vergi (mülk veya gayrimenkulden elde edilen gelir üzerinden değil)

🇮🇱Hebrew

בְּלוֹ

מס שנמדד לפי כמות העסקים שנעשו (לא על רכוש או הכנסה ממקרקעין)

Test Yourself1 / 3

What is the primary definition of the word 'excise'?

The primary meaning of 'excise' is 'a tax that is measured by the amount of business done (not on property or income from real estate)'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'excise' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'excise' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'excise' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'excise' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

Community Poll1 / 6

How often do you encounter the word 'excise' in your daily reading?

Very Often

Occasionally

Rarely

Never

Do you find 'excise' easy to spell?

Yes, very easy

Somewhat easy

A bit confusing

Extremely hard

In your opinion, does the word 'excise' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?

Positive

Neutral

Gloomy

Vibrant

Which age group is most likely to use 'excise' in regular conversations?

Kids (3-12)

Teens (13-19)

Adults (20-60)

Seniors (60+)

How likely are you to use 'excise' in a professional email?

Very likely

Somewhat likely

Not very likely

Never

Would you classify 'excise' as formal, casual, or slang?

Formal

Casual

Slang

Archaic

Pick an option to see how others voted