Excise
Meaning of Excise
To cut out or remove; also a tax on certain goods.
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يستأصل
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Excise in a sentence
Researchers excise noise from the signal.
Excise duty raised the price of the goods.
The clause was excised from the agreement.
Students excise unneeded words from an essay.
Origin of Excise
The verb comes from Latin excidere 'to cut out'; the tax noun comes from Dutch excijs, from Latin accensare.
In the Genetic Learning (GL) context
In Genetic Learning work led by Naif Talal Al-Essa, excise has two senses, cutting out and a tax. Learners check context.
Excise audio micro-course (transcript)
Podcast 1 — Introduction & meaning
Narrator: Today's word is "Excise" — noun, pronounced /ˈɛksaɪz/, with the stress on "ex".
Narrator: An excise is a tax on goods produced or sold within a country, especially on alcohol and tobacco.
Narrator: In plain English, excise is a type of tax — like the excise duty on petrol or cigarettes.
Narrator: It comes from the Latin accensare, meaning to tax, from ad- to and censere, to assess.
Narrator: "Excise duty" describes a tax on specific goods, like fuel or alcohol.
Narrator: It differs from customs because excise is on domestic goods, whereas customs is on imports.
Narrator: "To excise" as a verb is a separate sense meaning to cut out or remove, from the Latin excidere, to cut out.
Narrator: Taxation, government, finance and law all rely on the word excise.
Narrator: So remember: an excise is a domestic tax, from the Latin for to assess.
Read podcasts 2 and 3
Podcast 2 — In conversation
Speaker A: What is an excise?
Speaker B: A domestic tax! EXCISE comes from the Latin accensare, to tax, so it means a tax on goods produced or sold within a country.
Speaker A: So excise duty is on cigarettes?
Speaker B: Yes — and on petrol and alcohol!
Speaker A: Example sentences?
Speaker B: "Excise duty"; "excise tax"; "excise goods" — fuel, taxation and products.
Speaker A: Common mistakes?
Speaker B: Don't confuse excise the tax with excise the verb, because the noun is a tax, while the verb means to cut out.
Speaker A: Close relatives?
Speaker B: 'Tax' the general cousin, 'duty' the specific twin, 'levy' the formal alternative. The word keeps its taxing charm!
Podcast 3 — Prompt engineering
Speaker B: Let's use "excise" in AI prompts — useful for finance apps and government tools.
Speaker A: So a prompt could frame finance?
Speaker B: Right. For a finance app, you'd write:
Prompt: Write a short guide to excise duty, naming two goods.
Speaker A: How about a government tool?
Speaker B: Ask the model to explain:
Prompt: Draft a note on how excise taxes work, naming one purpose.
Speaker A: Could it help with a business bot?
Speaker B: Yes, you can frame costs:
Prompt: Summarise in two sentences how excise affects prices, naming one example.
Speaker A: One more?
Speaker B: For a tax chatbot, try this:
Prompt: Write a short tip on calculating excise duty, naming one rate.
Frequently asked questions about Excise
What does Excise mean?
To cut out or remove; also a tax on certain goods.
ما معنى كلمة Excise بالعربي؟
يستأصل — ✂️🔪 يستأصل أو يقطع؛ يُزيل جراحياً؛ فعل القطع والإزالة الجراحية لجزء غير مرغوب فيه، أو إزالة ضريبة أو رسم مُعين من قائمة الرسوم 🔪⚕️
How do you pronounce Excise?
Excise is pronounced /ɪkˈsaɪz/ and is used as a verb / noun.
How is Excise used in a sentence?
Researchers excise noise from the signal.
What are synonyms of Excise?
cut out, remove, delete, extract, erase, levy.