excise1
/
ˈɛksʌɪz/
n.
a tax levied on certain goods and commodities and on licences granted for certain activities.
v.
[
usu. as adj. excised]
charge excise on (goods).
Etymology
C15: from MDu. excijs, accijs, perh. based on L. accensare ‘to tax’; rel. to census.
excise2
/
ɪkˈsʌɪz,
ɛk-/
v.
- cut out surgically.
- remove (a section) from a text or piece of music.
Derivative
- excision n.
- excisional adj.
Etymology
C16: from L. excis-, excidere ‘cut out’.
