excise

excise (http://definr.com/excise)

     n : a tax that is measured by the amount of business done (not
         on property or income from real estate) [syn: excise tax]
     v 1: remove by erasing or crossing out; "Please strike this
          remark from the record" [syn: strike, expunge]
     2: levy an excise tax on
     3: remove by cutting; "The surgeon excised the tumor"