Meanings
nounexcise tax (usually uncountable, plural excise taxes)
plural excise taxes
- uncountableusuallyAny of various taxes levied on the production or sale of certain goods, especially on luxuries, tobacco, alcohol etc.
Synonyms: excise duty, duty
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny of various taxes levied on the production or sale of certain goods, especially on luxuries, tobacco, alcohol etc.
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nouna tax that is measured by the amount of business done (not on property or income from real estate)
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Translations
Bulgarian акци́з
- акци́з (akcíz)any of various taxes levied on the production or sale of certain goods, especially on luxuries, tobacco, alcohol etc.
Chinese Mandarin 消費稅 /消费税, 特許權稅 /特许权税
- 消費稅 /消费税 (xiāofèishuì)any of various taxes levied on the production or sale of certain goods, especially on luxuries, tobacco, alcohol etc.
- 特許權稅 /特许权税 (tèxǔquánshuì)any of various taxes levied on the production or sale of certain goods, especially on luxuries, tobacco, alcohol etc.
- 貨物稅 /货物税 (huòwùshuì)any of various taxes levied on the production or sale of certain goods, especially on luxuries, tobacco, alcohol etc.
- 國產稅 /国产税any of various taxes levied on the production or sale of certain goods, especially on luxuries, tobacco, alcohol etc.
Czech spotřební daň
- spotřební daňany of various taxes levied on the production or sale of certain goods, especially on luxuries, tobacco, alcohol etc.
Dutch accijns
- accijnsany of various taxes levied on the production or sale of certain goods, especially on luxuries, tobacco, alcohol etc.
Finnish valmistevero
- valmisteveroany of various taxes levied on the production or sale of certain goods, especially on luxuries, tobacco, alcohol etc.
French droit d'accise, accise
- droit d'acciseany of various taxes levied on the production or sale of certain goods, especially on luxuries, tobacco, alcohol etc.
- acciseany of various taxes levied on the production or sale of certain goods, especially on luxuries, tobacco, alcohol etc.
German Verbrauchssteuer, Verbrauchsteuer
- Verbrauchssteuerany of various taxes levied on the production or sale of certain goods, especially on luxuries, tobacco, alcohol etc.
- Verbrauchsteuerany of various taxes levied on the production or sale of certain goods, especially on luxuries, tobacco, alcohol etc.
Hebrew בְּלוֹ
- בְּלוֹ (blo)any of various taxes levied on the production or sale of certain goods, especially on luxuries, tobacco, alcohol etc.
Hungarian jövedéki adó
- jövedéki adóany of various taxes levied on the production or sale of certain goods, especially on luxuries, tobacco, alcohol etc.
Indonesian cukai
- cukaiany of various taxes levied on the production or sale of certain goods, especially on luxuries, tobacco, alcohol etc.
Italian accisa
- accisaany of various taxes levied on the production or sale of certain goods, especially on luxuries, tobacco, alcohol etc.
Japanese 物品税, 消費税
- 物品税 (buppinzei)any of various taxes levied on the production or sale of certain goods, especially on luxuries, tobacco, alcohol etc.
- 消費税 (shōhizei)any of various taxes levied on the production or sale of certain goods, especially on luxuries, tobacco, alcohol etc.
Malay eksais
- eksaisany of various taxes levied on the production or sale of certain goods, especially on luxuries, tobacco, alcohol etc.
Polish akcyza
- akcyzaany of various taxes levied on the production or sale of certain goods, especially on luxuries, tobacco, alcohol etc.
Portuguese imposto de consumo
- imposto de consumoany of various taxes levied on the production or sale of certain goods, especially on luxuries, tobacco, alcohol etc.
Russian акци́зный нало́г, акци́з
- акци́зный нало́г (akcíznyj nalóg)any of various taxes levied on the production or sale of certain goods, especially on luxuries, tobacco, alcohol etc.
- акци́з (akcíz)any of various taxes levied on the production or sale of certain goods, especially on luxuries, tobacco, alcohol etc.
Slovak spotrebná daň
- spotrebná daňany of various taxes levied on the production or sale of certain goods, especially on luxuries, tobacco, alcohol etc.
Spanish impuesto al consumo
- impuesto al consumoany of various taxes levied on the production or sale of certain goods, especially on luxuries, tobacco, alcohol etc.
Swahili ushuru wa bidhaa
- ushuru wa bidhaaany of various taxes levied on the production or sale of certain goods, especially on luxuries, tobacco, alcohol etc.
Swedish accis, punktskatt
- accisany of various taxes levied on the production or sale of certain goods, especially on luxuries, tobacco, alcohol etc.
- punktskattany of various taxes levied on the production or sale of certain goods, especially on luxuries, tobacco, alcohol etc.
Tamil வரி
- வரி (vari)any of various taxes levied on the production or sale of certain goods, especially on luxuries, tobacco, alcohol etc.
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“excise tax.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/excise%20tax. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
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