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excize

excize is the obsolete form 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

See all 3 meanings of excise

Forms of excize

pluralexcizes

Questions about excize

What is excize the obsolete form of?
Excize is the obsolete form of excise.

Words near excize in the dictionary

  1. excitotoxin
  2. excitotoxins
  3. excitotoxity
  4. excitron
  5. excitrons
  6. excize
  7. excizes
  8. excl
  9. excl.
  10. exclaim
  11. exclaimed

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