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excises

excises is the plural of excise.

excises is the third-person singular simple present indicative of excise.

Meaning of excise

Noun

excise (countable and uncountable, plural excises)

  1. A tax charged on goods produced within the country (as opposed to customs duties, charged on goods from outside the country).
    • Andrew Houſtoun and Adam Muſhet, being Tackſmen of the Excize, did Imploy Thomas Rue to be their Collector, and gave him a Sallary of 30. pound Sterling for a year.1668 July 3rd, James Dalrymple, “Thomas Rue contra Andrew Houſtoun” in The Deciſions of the Lords of Council & Seſſion I (Edinburgh, 1683), page 547
    Synonyms:
    excise tax

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Phrases with excises

Questions about excises

What is excises the plural of?
Excises is the plural of excise.

Words near excises in the dictionary

  1. excised
  2. exciseman
  3. excisemanship
  4. excisemanships
  5. excisemen
  6. excises
  7. excising
  8. excision
  9. excisional
  10. excisionase
  11. excisionases

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