excise tax vs indirect tax

excise tax and indirect tax both are nouns.

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

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

excise tax: 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 tax (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