what does excise mean?
EXCISE as NOUN
- Meaning
- a tax that is measured by the amount of business done (not on property or income from real estate)
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Hypernyms(s) excise is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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EXCISE as VERB
- Meaning
Usage Example(s)
- The surgeon excised the tumor
Hypernyms(s) excise is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- remove by erasing or crossing out
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Usage Example(s)
- Please strike this remark from the record
Hypernyms(s) excise is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
Hypernyms(s) excise is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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