Excise
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A tax charged on goods produced within the country (as opposed to customs duties, charged on goods from outside the country).
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To impose an excise tax on something. To cut out; to remove. To perform certain types of female circumcision.
Scratch
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To rub a surface with a sharp object, especially by a living creature to remove itching with nails, claws, etc.To rub the skin with rough material causing a sensation of irritation.To mark a surface with a sharp object, thereby leaving a scratch (noun).To remove, ignore or delete.To produce a distinctive sound on a turntable, by moving a vinyl record back and forth while manipulating the crossfader. See scratchingTo commit a foul in pool, as where the cue ball is put into a pocket or jumps off the table.A technical error of touching or surpassing the starting mark prior to the official start signal in the sporting events long jump (also called running broad jump), standing broad jump, discus, hammer throw, shot put, and similar events. Originally the starting mark was a scratch on the ground but now a board or precisely indicated mark.To remove from a list.
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: For or consisting of preliminary or tentative, incomplete, etc. work.Relating to a data structure or recording medium attached to a machine for testing or temporary-use purposes.A very good player who does not have a handicap, i.e. one who competes without the benefit of a variation in scoring based on the player's ability.
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A disruption, mark or shallow cut on a surface made by scratching.An act of scratching the skin to alleviate an itch or irritation.A starting line (originally and simply, a line scratched in the ground).A foul in pool, as where the cue ball is put into a pocket or jumps off the table.money
Example sentence: We do not create marriage from scratch. Instead, in the elegant language of the marriage ceremony, we 'enter into the holy estate of matrimony.'