excise tax vs excise

excise tax and excise both are nouns.

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

As nouns, excise tax and excise are synonyms defined as:

excise tax and excise: a tax that is measured by the amount of business done (not on property or income from real estate)

excise tax (noun)	excise (noun)
a tax that is measured by the amount of business done (not on property or income from real estate)	a tax that is measured by the amount of business done (not on property or income from real estate)

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