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exempt

UK/ɪɡˈzɛmpt/ US/ɛɡˈzɛm(p)t/ uncommon obsolete uk

adjective

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

  • “a beauty somehow exempt from the aging process”
  • “exempt from jury duty”
  • “only the very poorest citizens should be exempt from income taxes”
2.

(of goods or funds) not subject to taxation

  • “the funds of nonprofit organizations are nontaxable”
  • “income exempt from taxation”

verb

1.

grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to

  • “She exempted me from the exam”
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2.

grant exemption or release to

  • “Please excuse me from this class”

Origin

From Middle French exempt, from Latin exemptus, past participle of eximō.

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