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excise tax

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  • noun Any of various taxes levied on the production or sale of certain goods, especially on luxuries, tobacco, alcohol etc.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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

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hypernyms (1)

Words that are more generic or abstract

  1. indirect tax

hyponyms (6)

Words more specific or concrete

  1. ad valorem tax
  2. gasoline tax
  3. nuisance tax
  4. sales tax
  5. value-added tax
  6. vat

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  1. exciseman

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