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How to use excise in a sentence

12 example sentences · noun, verb

Excise means a tax charged on goods produced within the country (as opposed to customs duties, charged on goods from outside the country). Example: “Military censors have excised some details from the photographs for security reasons.”

Examples of excise by meaning

verbTo cut out; to remove.

  • Military censors have excised some details from the photographs for security reasons.
  • Personality disorders are so inextricably entwined with the heart and mind and soul that it is well-nigh impossible to excise them.1987, Ann Rule, Small Sacrifices, page 442
  • A person is guilty of an offence if he excises, infibulates or otherwise mutilates the whole or any part of a girl’s labia majora, labia minora or clitoris.2003, Parliament of the United Kingdom, “Section 1(1)”, in Female Genital Mutilation Act 2003, →ISBN, page 14

More sentences with excise

  • They need more money ; they whack up excise on fuel.2001, Australia. Parliament, Parliamentary Debates (Hansard).: House of Representatives, page 26050. From the entry whack up
  • Increased pyrophosphorylysis means that newly incorporated nucleotides, including potentially chain-terminating nucleotide analogues, are excised at a higher rate.2002, Advances in Virus Research - Volume 58, page 170. From the entry pyrophosphorylysis
  • During the decompression stage of the procedure, it was possible to improve exposure by excising the anteroinferior corner of the suprajacent vertebra.2015 July 2, Hao Zeng et al., “Comparison of three surgical approaches for cervicothoracic spinal tuberculosis: a retrospective…. From the entry suprajacent
  • The black stained lymph node to which a black stained lymphatic tract leads was considered as sentinel lymph node and excised along with perinodal fat.2015 August 22, “Sentinel Lymph Node Detection Using Carbon Nanoparticles in Patients with Early Breast Cancer”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI. From the entry perinodal
  • Declaiming such practices, Baskaran writes: 'The flow of the film would not be affected in the least if song sequences were excised, wholly or partly'1996, Lalitha Gopalan, “Indian Cinema”, in Jill Nelmes, editor, An Introduction to Film Studies. From the entry declaim
  • Two weeks after the last injection, mice were anesthetized using a mixture of zoletil and rompun and 2 liver lobes were excised (equivalent to 50% hepatectomy).2015 September 1, “Long Term Liver Engraftment of Functional Hepatocytes Obtained from Germline Cell-Derived Pluripotent Stem Cells”, in…. From the entry zoletil
  • The thoracic duct is transected at the level of the diaphragm and arch of the azygos vein by using 10-mm endoclips and excised with the specimen.2015 August 5, Denise P. Veelo et al., “The effect of on-demand vs deep neuromuscular relaxation on rating of surgical and…. From the entry endoclips
  • Another form of consumption tax that some foresee is a “sin tax”, which would come in the form of higher excise taxes on alcohol and tobacco.1988 Dec. 19, Jan M. Rosen, "Tax Watch: The Likely Forms Of New Taxes," New York Times (retrieved 29 Sep 2012). From the entry luxury tax
  • Whitman did censor himself often enough, changing pronouns in some passages, excising others, learning, in short, the "strategies of concealment" forced on him by the nineteenth century.1974 February 2, Rudy Kikel, “The Good Grey and Great Gay Poets”, in Gay Community News, volume 1, number 32, page 17. From the entry obliteration

Meaning of excise

  1. noun A tax charged on goods produced within the country (as opposed to customs duties, charged on goods from outside the country).
  2. verb To impose an excise tax on something.
  3. verb To cut out; to remove.

Full definition of excise

Questions about excise in a sentence

How do you use excise in a sentence?
Excise is used as a noun and verb. For example: “Military censors have excised some details from the photographs for security reasons.”
What is a short sentence with excise?
“They need more money ; they whack up excise on fuel.”
What does excise mean?
Excise means a tax charged on goods produced within the country (as opposed to customs duties, charged on goods from outside the country).

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