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Meaning of exempt in English

  1. Pronunciation

    /ɪɡˈzɛm(p)t/

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  1. 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. 2. grant exemption or release to

    Examples

    • « Please excuse me from this class »
  3. 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
  4. 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

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