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excise

[ek-sahyz, -sahys, ek-sahyz, ik-sahyz] / ˈɛk saɪz, -saɪs, ˈɛk saɪz, ɪkˈsaɪz /
NOUN
tax on goods
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McClarkin, at the BBPA, has been analysing excise duty on beer.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

They did that because they don’t face the same excise tax on those fees that they do on fares.

From Slate • May 12, 2026

Michigan and Ohio drivers saw sharp price drops, while the Hoosier State “experienced even steeper relief after the state temporarily waived both its excise and use taxes on gasoline.”

From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026

On Monday he resurrected the hoary idea of suspending the 18.4-cent-a-gallon federal excise tax on gas.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

The catalyst for the change was the Whiskey Rebellion, a popular insurgency in four counties of western Pennsylvania protesting an excise tax on whiskey.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis




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