exempt

Plural: exempts

Verb

Verb Forms: exempted, exempting, exempts

• To free from an obligation or liability imposed on others.
• grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to
  • "She exempted me from the exam"
• grant exemption or release to
• To grant (someone) freedom or immunity from.

Adjective

• (of persons) freed from or not subject to an obligation or liability (as e.g. taxes) to which others or other things are subject
  • "a beauty somehow exempt from the aging process"
  • "exempt from jury duty"
  • "only the very poorest citizens should be exempt from income taxes"
• (of goods or funds) not subject to taxation
  • "income exempt from taxation"

Adj

• Free from a duty, obligation, rule, law, etc.
• Not entitled to overtime pay when working overtime.
• Cut off; set apart.
• Extraordinary; exceptional.

Noun

• One who has been released from something.
• A type of French police officer.
• One of four officers of the Yeomen of the Royal Guard, having the rank of corporal; an exon.

Examples

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• Citizens over 45 years of age were exempted from military service.
• His income is so small that it is exempt from tax.
• In their country all women are exempt from military service.

Synonyms

excuse, free, let off, nontaxable, relieve

Antonyms

enforce, nonexempt, taxable

Related Words

exemption

Anagrams of exempt