excise tax

noun

: a tax on certain things that are made, sold, or used within a country : excise

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Those whose job were funded by an excise tax on cigarettes, for example, said they were not called back to work over the weekend. Christina Jewett, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025 George Washington issued the first high-profile federal pardon, forgiving leaders of the Whiskey Rebellion in 1794, who had protested a federal excise tax on whiskey. Walter Pavlo, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025 Quarterly payroll and excise tax returns normally due on Jan. 31, April 30 and July 31. Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2025 Total expenses before excise tax were $153,387,000, with interest expense accounting for $88,191,000. Quartz Bot, Quartz, 12 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for excise tax

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excise tax

noun
: excise
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