A tax charged on goods produced within the country (as opposed to customs duties, charged on goods from outside the country).

To impose an excise tax on something.

To cut out; to remove.

plural of excise

simple past tense and past participle of excise

Rare form of excisable.

The removal of some text during editing. / (surgery) The removal of something (a tumor or body part) by cutting. / (genetics) The removal of a gene from a section of genetic material.

present participle of excise

plural of excision

Liable or subject to excise.