excise vs indirect tax

excise and indirect tax both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
excise	Yes	No	Yes	No
indirect tax	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, indirect tax is a hypernym of excise; that is, indirect tax is a word with a broader meaning than excise:

excise: a tax that is measured by the amount of business done (not on property or income from real estate)
indirect tax: a tax levied on goods or services rather than on persons or organizations

excise (noun)	indirect tax (noun)
a tax that is measured by the amount of business done (not on property or income from real estate)	a tax levied on goods or services rather than on persons or organizations

excise (verb)	indirect tax (verb)
remove by cutting
remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line
levy an excise tax on