Meaning of exempt in English

Verb
exempt
Definitions
1. grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to
Examples
- « She exempted me from the exam »
Antonyms
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
Antonyms
- nonexempt
2. (of goods or funds) not subject to taxation
Examples
- « the funds of nonprofit organizations are nontaxable »
- « income exempt from taxation »
Synonyms
Antonyms
- taxable
- nonexempt

Pronunciation