(law, England & Wales, Northern Ireland, idiomatic) To formally contract to purchase, sell or otherwise be party to a disposition of an estate in land; usually requiring the payment of a deposit by one of the parties.

(orthography, mnemonic) In English words that contain the letters I and E together, the I tends to come before the E (ie), except in cases when the two are preceded by the letter C, in which case the E comes before the I (cei).

plural of excise duty

Synonym of excise tax.

Alternative letter-case form of I before E, except after C

The act of shooting at each other by antagonists armed with guns.

Alternative form of ultraexcessive

plural of excavator operator

A person who operates an excavator.

(Canada, derogatory) The United States.