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title: excise — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «excise» in the school dictionary: Excise, or excise duty, is a tax that the government puts on certain goods made or sold in the country, such as petrol, alcohol and tobacco. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# excise

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**Who acts:** Excise, government, Excise duty, surgeon, editor, Customs · **What happens:** excise, be, put, make, sell, remove · **To what, where:** duty, tax, certain goods, country, something, it

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«excise» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 6 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [excise in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/excise.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: noun — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Excise, or excise duty, is a tax that the government puts on certain goods made or sold in the country, such as petrol, alcohol and tobacco.

<!-- fold The tree, 26 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:excise:m1:1
# text = Excise, or excise duty, is a tax that the government puts on certain goods made or sold in the country, such as petrol, alcohol and tobacco.
1	Excise	excise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	excise	excise	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	acl:relcl	_	_
5	duty	duty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	tax	tax	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
10	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	13	obj	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	government	government	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
13	puts	put	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	acl:relcl	_	_
14	on	on	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	certain	certain	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	goods	goods	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	13	obl	_	_
17	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	16	acl	_	_
18	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
19	sold	sell	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	17	conj	_	_
20	in	in	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	26	punct	_	_
24	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	26	case	_	_
25	as	as	ADP	IN	_	24	fixed	_	_
26	petrol	petrol	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	28	punct	_	_
28	alcohol	alcohol	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	conj	_	_
29	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	30	cc	_	_
30	tobacco	tobacco	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **excise** | infinitive | Excise *not said here* | duty |  |  |  |  | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent duty=Theme |
| 2 | **is a** | present | Excise | a tax |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **put** | present | the government | a tax |  | certain goods |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: agent=Agent that=Theme on goods=Destination |
| 4 | **make** | participle |  | certain goods *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |
| 5 | **sell** | participle |  |  |  | the country and petrol and alcohol and tobacco |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

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Usage: verb, formal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To excise something is to cut it out or remove it, such as a part of a text or a lump in an operation.

<!-- fold The tree, 24 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:excise:m2:1
# text = To excise something is to cut it out or remove it, such as a part of a text or a lump in an operation.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	excise	excise	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	advcl	_	_
3	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	cut	cut	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	out	out	ADP	RP	_	6	compound:prt	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	remove	remove	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
13	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	16	case	_	_
14	as	as	ADP	IN	_	13	fixed	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	parataxis	_	_
17	of	of	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	text	text	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nmod	_	_
20	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
21	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	lump	lump	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	conj	_	_
23	in	in	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
24	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
25	operation	operation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **excise** | to-infinitive |  | something |  |  |  |  | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | cut *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **remove** | infinitive |  | it |  | a operation |  |  | vn fire-10.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The government raised the excise on petrol.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:excise:x1:1
# text = The government raised the excise on petrol.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	government	government	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	raised	raise	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	excise	excise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	petrol	petrol	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **raise** | past | the government | the excise |  | petrol |  |  | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent excise=Theme on petrol=Destination |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Excise duty makes cigarettes more expensive.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:excise:x2:1
# text = Excise duty makes cigarettes more expensive.
1	Excise	excise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	duty	duty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	cigarettes	cigarette	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	6	advmod	_	_
6	expensive	expensive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present | Excise duty | cigarettes |  |  |  | expensive *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset cigarette=Product |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The surgeon excised the lump from her arm.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:excise:x3:1
# text = The surgeon excised the lump from her arm.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	surgeon	surgeon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	excised	excise	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	lump	lump	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	arm	arm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **excise** | past | the surgeon | the lump |  | surgeon's arm |  |  | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent lump=Theme from arm=Initial\_Location |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The editor excised two scenes from the film.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:excise:x4:1
# text = The editor excised two scenes from the film.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	editor	editor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	excised	excise	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	scenes	scene	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	film	film	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **excise** | past | the editor | two scenes |  | the film |  |  | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent scene=Theme from film=Initial\_Location |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Customs and excise officers check goods at the port.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:excise:x5:1
# text = Customs and excise officers check goods at the port.
1	Customs	custom	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
3	excise	excise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	officers	officer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	conj	_	_
5	check	check	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	goods	goods	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	5	obj	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	port	port	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **check** | present | Customs and excise officers | goods |  | the port |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent goods=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
If the excise is 2 dollars a bottle, 10 bottles carry 20 dollars of excise.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:excise:x6:1
# text = If the excise is 2 dollars a bottle, 10 bottles carry 20 dollars of excise.
1	If	if	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	excise	excise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	2	2	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	dollars	dollar	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nsubj	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	bottle	bottle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
10	10	10	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	11	nummod	_	_
11	bottles	bottle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nsubj	_	_
12	carry	carry	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
13	20	20	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	14	nummod	_	_
14	dollars	dollar	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obj	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	excise	excise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | the excise | 2 dollars |  |  |  | a bottle *nmod:unmarked* | tree rules |
| 2 | **carry** | present | 2 dollars | 20 dollars of excise |  |  |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dollar=Theme |

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