to excise a duty (a tax)
61duty — n 1. obligation, function, business; responsibility, trust, office, charge, care; requirement, burden, onus, devoir; assignment, commission, chore, work, task, routine, job; engagement, occupation, service; mission, calling; part, role, bit. 2.… …
62duty — noun 1) a misguided sense of duty Syn: responsibility, obligation, commitment, allegiance, loyalty 2) it was his duty to attend the king Syn: job, task, assignment, mission, function …
63excise — I noun the excise on liquor Syn: duty, tax, levy, tariff II verb 1) the tumors were excised Syn: cut out/off/away, take out, extract, remove; technical resect 2) all unnecessary detail should be excised …
64excise — n. Inland duty, tax upon home products, internal tax or impost or revenue …
65tax — I. n. 1. Impost, duty, custom, toll, excise, tribute, assessment, rate, levy. 2. Demand, burden, charge, requisition. 3. Charge, accusation, censure. II. v. a. 1. Put a tax upon, assess tribute upon. 2. Burden, load, task, make demands upon. 3 …
66tax — 1. noun they have to pay tax Syn: duty, excise, customs, dues, levy, tariff, toll, tithe, charge 2. verb his whining taxed her patience Syn: strain, stretch, overburden, overload …
67duty — n. 1. What one ought to do, what one is bound or under obligation to do. 2. Service, business, function, office. 3. Tax, impost, toll, custom, excise …
68excise duty — / eksaɪz ˌdju:ti/ noun a tax on goods such as alcohol and petrol which are produced in the country …
69excise duty — / eksaɪz ˌdju:ti/ noun a tax on goods such as alcohol and petrol which are produced in the country …
70Stamp duty in the United Kingdom — Taxation in the United Kingdom This article is part of the series: Politics and government of the United Kingdom Central government HM Treasury HM Revenue and Customs Income tax …
