excise

Definitions

1. 1.That department or bureau of the public service charged with the collection of the excise taxes. [Eng.]
2. 2.To lay or impose an excise upon.
3. 3.To impose upon; to overcharge. [Prov. Eng.]
4. 4.To cut out or off; to separate and remove; as, to excise a tumor.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is that department or bureau of the public service charged with the collection of the excise taxes. [Eng.] called?
• What is to impose upon; to overcharge. [Prov. Eng.] called?
• What is to cut out or off; to separate and remove; as, to excise a tumor called?