Synonyms of excise

Noun


1. excise, excise tax, indirect tax

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

Verb


1. strike, scratch, expunge, excise, delete, cancel

usage: remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line; "Please strike this remark from the record"; "scratch that remark"

2. excise, tax

usage: levy an excise tax on

3. excise, cut out

usage: remove by cutting; "The surgeon excised the tumor"

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Definition and meaning of excise (Dictionary)