Friday, January 6, 2012

Wiktionary - Recent changes [en]: excise

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excise (third-person singular simple present excises, present participle excising, simple past and past participle excised)

From Latin excisus, past participle of excīdō ("cut out") from ex ("out of, from") + caedō ("cut"), via French exciser.

excise (third-person singular simple present excises, present participle excising, simple past and past participle excised)

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===Etymology 1===

===Etymology 1===

From {{etyl|dum|en}} {{term|excijs|lang=dum}} (under the influence of Latin {{term|excisus|lang=la}}), {{term|accijs|lang=dum}}, from {{etyl|fro}} {{term|acceis|lang=fro}}.

From {{etyl|dum|en}} {{term|excijs|lang=dum}} (under the influence of Latin {{term|excisus|lang=la}}), {{term|accijs|lang=dum}}, from {{etyl|fro}} {{term|acceis|lang=fro}}.
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====Alternative forms====
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* {{l|en|excize}} {{qualifier|obsolete}}

====Pronunciation====

====Pronunciation====
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# A [[tax]] charged on goods [[produce]]d [[within]] the country (as opposed to [[customs]] [[duties]], charged on goods from outside the country).

# A [[tax]] charged on goods [[produce]]d [[within]] the country (as opposed to [[customs]] [[duties]], charged on goods from outside the country).
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#* '''1668''' July 3ʳᵈ, [[w:James Dalrymple, 1st Viscount of Stair|James Dalrymple]], "Thomas Rue ''contra'' Andrew Houſtoun" in ''The Deciſions of the Lords of Council & Seſſion'' I (Edinburgh, 1683), <span class="plainlinks">[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=7ApBAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA548&dq=%22correus%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=BFYCT56sNs7Z8QOstrGlAQ&ved=0CHAQ6AEwCQ#v=onepage&q=%22correus%22&f=false page 547]</span>
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#*: ''Andrew Houſtoun'' and ''Adam Muſhet'', being Tackſmen of the '''Excize''', did Imploy ''Thomas Rue'' to be their Colle{{ctlig}}or, and gave him a Sallary of 30. pound ''Sterling'' for a year.

#* '''1755,''' [[w:Samuel Johnson|Samuel Johnson]], ''A Dictionary of the English Language'', "excise",

#* '''1755,''' [[w:Samuel Johnson|Samuel Johnson]], ''A Dictionary of the English Language'', "excise",

#*: A hateful tax levied upon commodities, and adjudged not by the common judges of property, but wretches hired by those to whom '''Excise''' is paid.

#*: A hateful tax levied upon commodities, and adjudged not by the common judges of property, but wretches hired by those to whom '''Excise''' is paid.
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