excise

Example Sentences

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The tax reimbursement estimate for Zaslav, who lives in New York, was “calculated based on a 20.00% excise tax rate and an estimated effective tax rate of 54.126% ,” Warner said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

According to ISS, another eyebrow-raising element was that the vast majority of Zaslav’s estimated compensation — over 94% — was being derived by the automatic acceleration of stock vesting and the excise tax gross-up payment.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

The extra cents you pay at the pump are used to fund roads and other transportation infrastructure, making them a perfect example of user-pays excise taxes.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

The government measures also include a VAT-inclusive three cent per litre cut in excise on green diesel.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

Now he could no more excise it from his brain cells than he could sever his past from his future.

From "Typical American" by Gish Jen