excise
Example Sentences
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The group said excise duty accounted for about 70% of the price of an average bottle of spirits sold in the UK.
From BBC
Since April of this year, electric cars stopped being exempt from vehicle excise duty, due to a change made in the 2022 Budget.
From BBC
Pantheon Macro estimates the U.S. has collected $34 billion this month in customs and excise tax—on track to $400 billion over a year in tariff revenue.
From Barron's
Its opening words say: “All legislative powers ... shall be vested” in Congress, and the elected representatives “shall have the power to lay and collect taxes, duties, imposes and excises.”
From Los Angeles Times
According to Althouse, it helps excise the emotional pain, giving it physical form — a release of sorts.
From Los Angeles Times
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