exempt (ɪɡˈzɛmpt
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Definitions
verb
- (tr) to release from an obligation, liability, tax, etc; excuse ⇒
to exempt a soldier from drill
adjective (sometimes postpositive)
- freed from or not subject to an obligation, liability, tax, etc; excused ⇒
exempt gilts
tax-exempt bonus
- obsolete set apart; remote
noun
- a person who is exempt from an obligation, tax, etc
Alternative Forms
exˈemption noun Word Origin
C14: from Latin exemptus removed, from eximere to take out, from emere to buy, obtain
Synonyms
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grant immunity
free,
except,
excuse,
release,
spare,
relieve,
discharge,
liberate,
let off,
exonerate,
absolve,
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immune,
free,
excepted,
excused,
released,
spared,
clear,
discharged,
liberated,
not subject to
absolved,
not liable to
