excise
/ˈeksaɪz/noun
उच्चारण एक्साइज़
उत्पाद-शुल्क, आबकारी
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a government tax on some goods produced inside a country, for example alcohol and petrol
उत्पाद-शुल्क, आबकारी
- excise duty on petrol
- The state government reduced the excise on diesel to ease the burden on transporters.
- The government raised the excise on cigarettes in the budget.
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- Excise officers seized a large quantity of illegal liquor.
- Higher excise has pushed up the price of fuel.
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[T] ~ sth (from sth) formal
to remove something completely, especially by cutting
काटकर निकालना
- The surgeon excised the tumour.
- The editor decided to excise the last paragraph from the article.
- The doctor excised the damaged tissue during the operation.
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- The censors excised several scenes from the film.
- He excised every mention of his rival from the report.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
?Which word?
Keep apart excise (a tax; to cut out) and exercise (physical activity).
Excise (कर; काटकर निकालना) और exercise (व्यायाम) को अलग रखिए।
Keep the remove words together: excise (cut out), extract (pull out), delete (remove text), expunge (remove completely), redact (remove sensitive parts of a document).
हटाने के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: excise (काटकर निकालना), extract (खींचकर निकालना), delete (पाठ हटाना), expunge (पूरी तरह मिटाना), redact (दस्तावेज़ के संवेदनशील भाग हटाना)।
§Grammar and usage
Noun EXcise, verb exCISE.
Pronunciation: Noun EXcise (उत्पाद शुल्क, एक प्रकार का कर) में stress पहले syllable पर आता है, और verb exCISE (काटकर निकाल देना) में stress दूसरे syllable पर आता है।
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General knowledge
Excise duty is a tax on goods made inside the country (now mostly replaced by GST, except on petroleum products and alcohol); customs duty is a tax on imported goods.
उत्पाद-शुल्क (excise duty) देश में बनी वस्तुओं पर कर है (अब अधिकतर GST से बदला, पेट्रोलियम उत्पादों और शराब को छोड़कर); सीमा-शुल्क (customs duty) आयातित वस्तुओं पर कर है।