excise
excise — noun
1. a charge that a government collects from businesses on particular products made
a charge that a government collects from businesses on particular products made and traded inside the country — commonly applied to items such as alcoholic drinks, cigarettes, and fuel.
The government raised the excise on cigarettes by ten percent last year.
excise on [product]
Revenue from excise taxes helps fund public healthcare and road maintenance.
excise taxes fund public services
An excise on fuel makes petrol more expensive for drivers across the country.
Tax inspectors collected excise duties from breweries and distilleries in the region.
- tax
much broader term covering all government charges on income, property, goods, or services
- duty
often used interchangeably with excise for alcohol, tobacco, and fuel; but 'duty' also covers customs charges on imports
- levy
general term for imposing a charge; describes the action rather than the specific type of tax
- tariff
restricted to taxes on imported or exported goods, not domestic products
文法句型
excise on [product]
常見錯誤
excise — verb
1. to cut out or remove something unwanted from a larger whole, such as a diseased
to cut out or remove something unwanted from a larger whole, such as a diseased organ from a patient's body or an irrelevant passage from a document.
The surgeon excised the small tumour from Nikos's left lung during the operation.
excise + noun phrase + from + noun phrase
Before publication, the editor excised several paragraphs that contained factual errors.
The dermatologist excised a suspicious mole from Tamar's arm in under ten minutes.
Writers sometimes excise entire chapters that no longer fit the story.
- insert
for the editorial sense — putting material back in
文法句型
excise + noun phrase + from + noun phrase
excise + noun phrase
用法筆記
Frequently used in medical writing (surgical excision) and editing (text deletion). The object is typically something unwanted: a growth, tumour, cyst, paragraph, scene, or passage. Not used for removing a limb — use 'amputate' instead.
常見錯誤
2. to apply a government levy to a product, obliging a business to pay a sum tied t
to apply a government levy to a product, obliging a business to pay a sum tied to the quantity of that item that is produced or sold.
The state excised all alcoholic beverages at a rate of fifteen percent.
excise + product + at rate
Hui argued that the government should not excise basic food items.
Many governments excise tobacco products to reduce public health costs.
The new tax law excises luxury cars at a higher rate than standard vehicles.
- tax
broader term covering any kind of tax, not just excise
- levy
similar action — to impose a fee or charge
- impose a duty on
more formal phrasing; 'duty' overlaps with excise in tax terminology
文法句型
excise + noun phrase + at + noun phrase
excise + noun phrase
用法筆記
This verb is very rare in everyday language; the noun form ('excise') is far more common. Typically encountered in legal, financial, or government texts describing tax policy. Do not confuse with the cutting sense — context usually makes the meaning clear.