excise: Meaning and Definition of

ex•cise

1. an internal tax or duty on certain commodities, as liquor or tobacco, levied on their manufacture, sale, or consumption within the country.
2. a tax levied for a license to carry on certain employments, pursue certain sports, etc.
3. the branch of the civil service that collects excise taxes.

1. to impose an excise on.

ex•cise

1. to expunge, as a passage or sentence, from a text.
2. to cut out or off, as a tumor.