单词 | excise |
释义 | ex·cise 1 (ĕksīz′) n. 1. An internal tax imposed on the production, sale, or consumption of a commodity or the use of a service within a country: excises on tobacco, liquor, and long-distance telephone calls. 2. A licensing charge or a fee levied for certain privileges. tr.v. ex·cised, ex·cis·ing, ex·cis·es To levy an excise on. [Middle Dutch excijs, alteration (influenced by Latin excīsus, past participle of excīdere, to cut out) of accijs, tax, probably from Old French acceis, partly from Vulgar Latin *accēnsum (Latin ad-, ad- + Latin cēnsus, tax; see CENSUS) and partly from Old French assise, legislative ordinance; see ASSIZE.] |
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