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| 1. | [ 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 | |
| Examples: | "a beauty somehow exempt from the aging process" "exempt from jury duty" |
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| Related terms: | nonexempt immune privileged excused | |
| 2. | [ verb ] grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to | |
| Synonyms: | relieve free | |
| Examples: | "She exempted me from the exam" |
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| Related terms: | enforce spare forgive deregulate derestrict dispense exemption | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] (of goods or funds) not subject to taxation | |
| Synonyms: | nontaxable | |
| Examples: | "the funds of nonprofit organizations are nontaxable" "income exempt from taxation" |
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| Related terms: | taxable tax-exempt unratable duty-free | |
| 4. | [ verb ] grant exemption or release to | |
| Synonyms: | excuse let_off relieve | |
| Examples: | "Please excuse me from this class |
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| Related terms: | absolve frank excuse | |
| Similar spelling: |
exemption exemplar exemplify exemplary |
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