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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Recent Examples of excise
Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 13 June 2025
The odds of Terry Rozier’s contract simply being excised from the payroll are negligible, if even that.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 4 June 2025
Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 8 July 2025
While California’s property and sales and excise taxes rank near the middle of the country, its individual income tax burden is second only to New York.
—David Lightman
july 7, Sacbee.com, 7 July 2025
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Noun
Recording engineer Matt Ross-Spang prepared new mixes of the songs, cut at RCA Studio C, excising the overdubs for a more direct sound.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 13 June 2025
The odds of Terry Rozier’s contract simply being excised from the payroll are negligible, if even that.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 4 June 2025
Verb
Other Asia-Pacific markets facing higher tariffs include Indonesia, which will be hit with a 32% excise duty, Bangladesh, which was slapped with a 35% duty, as well as Cambodia and Thailand, which are set for 36% tariff rates, the president's letters indicated.
—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 8 July 2025
While California’s property and sales and excise taxes rank near the middle of the country, its individual income tax burden is second only to New York.
—David Lightman
july 7, Sacbee.com, 7 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for excise
Noun
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If a company commits to build domestically, it should be required to place those production facilities into service before receiving tariff exemptions or other government support.—
Joel Thayer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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Mexico's government has also proposed to raise tariffs on vehicles coming from Asia, particularly China, to 50% from the current 20% as part of a broad overhaul of import levies that the government planned to protect its local industries.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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With these tools, reps can practice anytime, anywhere, potentially accelerating their learning curve without taxing leadership.—
Ryan Hohman,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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The first is the difference in taxing authority.—
Kevin Richert,
Idaho Statesman,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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By removing color, the focus shifts to texture, light, gesture, and gaze — emphasizing the nuances of connection and the multiplicity of what love can look like beyond normative, romanticized ideals.—
Caterina De Biasio,
Vogue,
11 Sep. 2025
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Social media platforms, including YouTube and X, have begun removing videos of the attack.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Those allegations were levied in a recent filing in their divorce proceedings.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
10 Sep. 2025
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Stern, who is 71, first signed with satellite radio broadcaster Sirius in 2004 (prior to its merger with XM), in part to be free of oversight by the FCC, which had levied millions of dollars in fines on terrestrial radio stations that carried his show for alleged indecency.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The New Extraction Economy Early colonial powers extracted gold, spices and resources from distant lands while giving little back to local communities.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Powered by 70% rosemary water, oil, and extract alongside capixyl, this could be a great option for someone interested in a more natural approach, rooted in optimizing overall scalp health.—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Cities would also generally be prevented from imposing height and density limits based on how close a development is near a transit stop.—
Stephen Hobbs,
Sacbee.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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In fact, there’s already a battle in Los Angeles over the $30 wage for workers at hotels and other hospitality businesses imposed by the city council.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
13 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Duncan even contemplated mounting a third-party challenge to Trump as a No Labels candidate last year before withdrawing his name from consideration.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
16 Sep. 2025
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The Biden administration had weighed withdrawing antitrust immunity for the joint venture, which began in 2016.—
Leslie Josephs,
CNBC,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Moreover, Washington didn’t penalize China or Turkey for purchasing Russian oil—only India.—
Vaibhav Vats,
The Atlantic,
10 Sep. 2025
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Clubs could go below this threshold but be penalized in some fashion.—
Maury Brown,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Excise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excise. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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