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Webster 1913 Edition
Excise
Ex-cise′
,Noun.
[Apparently fr. L.
excisum
cut off, fr. excidere
to cut out or off; ex
out, off + caedere
to cut; or, as the word was formerly written accise
, fr. F. accise
, LL. accisia
, as if fr. L. accidere
, accisum
, to cut into; ad + caedere
to cut; but prob. transformed fr. OF. assise
, LL. assisa
, assisia
, assize. See Assize
, Concise
.] 1.
In inland duty or impost operating as an indirect tax on the consumer, levied upon certain specified articles, as, tobacco, ale, spirits, etc., grown or manufactured in the country. It is also levied to pursue certain trades and deal in certain commodities. Certain direct taxes (as, in England, those on carriages, servants, plate, armorial bearings, etc.), are included in the excise. Often used adjectively;
as,
excise
duties; excise
law; excise
system.The English
excise
system corresponds to the internal revenue system in the United States. Abbot.
An
excise
. . . is a fixed, absolute, and direct charge laid on merchandise, products, or commodities. 11 Allen’s (Mass. ) Rpts.
2.
That department or bureau of the public service charged with the collection of the excise taxes.
[Eng.]
Ex-cise′
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Excised
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Excising
.] 1.
To lay or impose an excise upon.
2.
To impose upon; to overcharge.
[Prov. Eng.]
Webster 1828 Edition
Excise
EXCI'SE
,Noun.
An inland duty or impost, laid on commodities consumed, or on the retail, which is the last state before consumption; as an excise on coffee, soap, candles, which a person consumes in his family. But many articles are excised at the manufactories, as spirit at the distillery, printed silks and linens at the printer's, &c.
EXCI'SE
,Verb.
T.