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Meaning of exempt in English
Pronunciation
/ɪɡˈzɛm(p)t/
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Verb
exempt
Definitions
1.
grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to
Examples
« She exempted me from the exam »
Antonyms
enforce
implement
apply
2.
grant exemption or release to
Examples
« Please excuse me from this class »
Qualitative Adjective
exempt
Etymology
late Middle English: from Latin exemptus‘taken out, freed’, past participle of eximere
Definitions
1.
(of persons) freed from or not subject to an obligation or liability (as e.g. taxes) to which others or other things are subject
Examples
« a beauty somehow exempt from the aging process »
« exempt from jury duty »
« only the very poorest citizens should be exempt f »
Synonyms
excused
immune
privileged
Antonyms
nonexempt
2.
(of goods or funds) not subject to taxation
Examples
« the funds of nonprofit organizations are nontaxable »
« income exempt from taxation »
Synonyms
duty-free
tax-exempt
tax-free
untaxed
unratable
Antonyms
taxable
nonexempt
See also
exempt