accijns

Dutch

Alternative forms

accijs (obsolete)
accijse (obsolete)
axcijns (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old French acceis (“tax, assessment”) (whence modern French accise), from Vulgar Latin *accensum, ultimately from ad + census (“tax, census”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɑkˈsɛɪns/
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Hyphenation: ac‧cijns

Noun

accijns m (plural accijnzen, diminutive accijnsje n)

excise tax; a tax on certain goods including alcohol, tobacco, and flammable materials

Derived terms

accijnshuis
accijnskantoor
accijnsmeester
alcoholaccijns
bieraccijns
tabaksaccijns
turfaccijns
zoutaccijns