excise meaning and definition

EXCISE noun

Definition of excise (noun)

1. a tax that is measured by the amount of business done (not on property or income from real estate)
   • synonyms: excise tax

EXCISE verb

Definition of excise (verb)

1. remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line
   • "Please strike this remark from the record"; "scratch that remark"
   • synonyms: expunge, scratch, strike
2. levy an excise tax on
3. remove by cutting
   • "The surgeon excised the tumor"