单词 | excise |
释义 | Word Frequency excise 1noun (ˈɛksaɪz, ɛkˈsaɪz) 1. Also called: excise tax a tax on goods, such as spirits, produced for the home market 2. a tax paid for a licence to carry out various trades, sports, etc 3. British that section of the government service responsible for the collection of excise, now part of HMRC Word origin C15: probably from Middle Dutch excijs, probably from Old French assise a sitting, assessment, from Latin assidēre to sit beside, assist in judging, from sedēre to sitWord Frequency excise 2(ɪkˈsaɪz) verb (transitive) 1. to delete (a passage, sentence, etc); expunge 2. to remove (an organ, structure, or part) surgically Derived forms excision (ɪkˈsɪʒən) noun Word origin C16: from Latin excīdere to cut down; see excide |
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