Exact vs Excise - What's the difference?
exact | excise |
Precisely agreeing with a standard, a fact, or the truth; perfectly conforming; neither exceeding nor falling short in any respect.
Habitually careful to agree with a standard, a rule, or a promise; accurate; methodical; punctual.
* (John Milton) (1608-1674)
* 1661 , ,
Precisely or definitely conceived or stated; strict.
* (William Shakespeare) (1564-1616)
(algebra, of a sequence of groups connected by homomorphisms) Such that the kernel of one homomorphism is the image of the preceding one.
To demand and enforce the payment or performance of.
* Bible, Luke iii. 13
To make desirable or necessary.
* Massinger
To forcibly obtain or produce.
A tax charged on goods produced within the country (as opposed to customs duties, charged on goods from outside the country).
* 1668 July 3rd, , “Thomas Rue contra'' Andrew Hou?toun” in ''The Deci?ions of the Lords of Council & Se??ion I (Edinburgh, 1683),
* 1755, , A Dictionary of the English Language , "excise",
* 1787, ,
To impose an excise tax on something.
To cut out; to remove.
* 1846 , William Youatt, The Dog ,
* 1901, , Preface to the second edition of Myth, Ritual, and Religion ,
* 1987 , , page 442 of Small Sacrifices ,
(rare) To perform certain types of female circumcision.
As verbs the difference between exact and excise
is that exact is to demand and enforce the payment or performance of while excise is .As an adjective exact
is precisely agreeing with a standard, a fact, or the truth; perfectly conforming; neither exceeding nor falling short in any respect.exact
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- I see thou art exact of taste.
The Life of the most learned, reverend and pious Dr. H. Hammond
- During the whole time of his abode in the university he generally spent thirteen hours of the day in study; by which assiduity besides an exact dispatch of the whole course of philosophy, he read over in a manner all classic authors that are extant
- An exact command, / Larded with many several sorts of reason.
Synonyms
* (precisely agreeing) perfect, true, correct, precise * (precisely or definitely conceived or stated) strict * spot onAntonyms
* (precisely agreeing) inexact, imprecise, approximate * (precisely or definitely conceived or stated) looseDerived terms
* exactly * exactness * exact sequenceVerb
(en verb)- to exact tribute, fees, or obedience
- He said into them, Exact no more than that which is appointed you.
- My designs exact me in another place.
- to exact revenge
Derived terms
* exactable * exacter * exacting * exactorExternal links
* * * 1000 English basic words ----excise
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) excijs, altered under the influence of Latin .Alternative forms
* (l) (obsolete)Noun
(wikipedia excise) (en noun)page 547
- Andrew Hou?toun'' and ''Adam Mu?het'', being Tack?men of the Excize , did Imploy ''Thomas Rue'' to be their Collector, and gave him a Sallary of 30. pound ''Sterling for a year.
- 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.
- The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts, and excises , to pay the debts of the United States;
Synonyms
* excise taxDerived terms
* central excise * excise house * exciseman * unexcisedVerb
(en-verb)Etymology 2
From (etyl) exciser, from (etyl) excisus, past participle of .Verb
(en-verb)- [T]hey [warts] may be lifted up with the forceps, and excised with a knife or scissors, and the wound touched with nitrate of silver.
- In revising the book I have excised certain passages which, as the book first appeared, were inconsistent with its main thesis.
- Insanity]] can be cured. Personality disorders are so [[inextricable, inextricably entwined with the heart and mind and soul that it is well-nigh impossible to excise them.
