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
Justin Fox, Twin Cities, 13 Mar. 2025
In the fiscal year 2024, excise taxes consisted of 2% of the federal government revenues, while individual income taxes accounted for 50% of revenues.
—Jeff Goertzen, Orange County Register, 9 Mar. 2025
Chris Impey, The Conversation, 17 Feb. 2025
Michaels started from scratch, excising all the star power from the previous season, eschewing sketch comedy performers and, instead, hiring younger actors like Anthony Michael Hall, Robert Downey Jr., Joan Cusack, and Damon Wayans.
—Mike Ryan, IndieWire, 12 Feb. 2025
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Noun
That something was the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982, which closed income-tax loopholes and increased excise taxes on cigarettes and phone service.
—Justin Fox, Twin Cities, 13 Mar. 2025
In the fiscal year 2024, excise taxes consisted of 2% of the federal government revenues, while individual income taxes accounted for 50% of revenues.
—Jeff Goertzen, Orange County Register, 9 Mar. 2025
Verb
Much of the anxiety involved excising language and programs relating to diversity, equity and inclusion, or DEI.
—Chris Impey, The Conversation, 17 Feb. 2025
Michaels started from scratch, excising all the star power from the previous season, eschewing sketch comedy performers and, instead, hiring younger actors like Anthony Michael Hall, Robert Downey Jr., Joan Cusack, and Damon Wayans.
—Mike Ryan, IndieWire, 12 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for excise
Noun
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Trump sees that reliance as a security issue and believes tariffs can bring more manufacturing to America.—
John Bacon,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2025
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Such tariffs could impose huge costs on Nvidia’s business, which primarily relies on chip and hardware manufacturing in Asia.—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
14 Apr. 2025
Verb
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In colonial and post-colonial regimes, they were forced to plant cash crops and were heavily taxed.—
Nikil Saval,
New Yorker,
7 Apr. 2025
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Through the Directive on Administrative Cooperation (DAC), countries use automatic exchange of information and information-on-request mechanisms so foreign income is properly taxed, closing loopholes for fraud.—
Robin Singh,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
Verb
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However, after this portion’s absence from the livestream was noted by NME, the group noted that this instance wasn’t the only part of their set that was removed from the broadcast.—
Tyler Jenke,
Billboard,
14 Apr. 2025
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Teams take pride in removing emotion from decisions and loathe making moves that can be interpreted as reactionary.—
Ken Rosenthal,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
Verb
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However, by Wednesday, Trump temporarily paused most tariffs while increasing tariffs against Chinese goods by 125 percent on top of the 20 percent duty levied against the world’s second largest economy earlier this year.—
Rachel Scully,
The Hill,
13 Apr. 2025
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His administration levied a 100 percent tariff on syringes and needles last September as a part of an effort to protect American factories and show a tough-on-China stance.—
Agnes Chang,
New York Times,
12 Apr. 2025
Verb
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But extracting resources out of Greenland poses many challenges.—
Andrew R. Chow,
Time,
9 Apr. 2025
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The Mission – Sam Wilson tries to extract information out of Agent Taylor in the boxing ring.—
John Archer,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Trump defended his decision to impose tariffs, saying that the trade situation with U.S. partners was unsustainable and that someone needed to act.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Apr. 2025
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Most Republicans stood by Trump's plan to continue to impose steep tariffs against China.—
Isabella Murray,
ABC News,
9 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Outreach workers who live among farmworkers are withdrawing a little, too.—
Amy Maxmen | KFF Health News,
ABC News,
10 Apr. 2025
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The latter took effect on Wednesday, as did the 104 percent tariffs on Chinese imports, which were raised to this level after Beijing missed the deadline to withdraw its 34 percent retaliatory tariff on U.S. goods.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Also, his team told him over the radio, basically, don’t do anything stupid, Nato is going to be penalized for not using all his Attack Mode.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
12 Apr. 2025
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But it is considered a civil violation, which can be penalized by deportation.—
Henry Gass,
Christian Science Monitor,
11 Apr. 2025
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“Excise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excise. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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