excise

(noun, verb)

noun

1. a tax that is measured by the amount of business done (not on property or income from real estate)

Definition categories: possession

verb

1. remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line

Similar word(s): expunge, scratch, strike

Definition categories: contact, cancel, delete

2. levy an excise tax on

Definition categories: possession, tax

3. remove by cutting

- The surgeon excised the tumor

Definition categories: change