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exempt

/ɪɡˈzɛmpt/verb, adjective2 syllables

Exempt means: (of goods or funds) not subject to taxation.

Synonyms for exempt13

verb, as in grant exemption or release to

excuse, relieve, let off

verb, as in grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to

adjective, as in (of goods or funds) not subject to taxation

nontaxable, duty-free, tax-exempt, tax-free, untaxed, unratable

adjective, as in (of persons) freed from or not subject to an obligation or liability (as e.g. taxes) to which others or other things are subject

Opposites of exempt

nonexempt, enforce

What does exempt mean?4

adjective

1

(of goods or funds) not subject to taxation“the funds of nonprofit organizations are nontaxable”

2

(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”

verb

1

grant exemption or release to“Please excuse me from this class”

2

grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to“She exempted me from the exam”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with exempt?3

one syllable

tempt

two syllables

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Exempt in a sentence

  • I'm not exempt from the afflictions we've been subjected to.marcelostockle
  • Income from this source is exempt from taxes.carlosalberto
  • Income from this source is exempt from taxation.carlosalberto
  • Israel is not exempt from abiding by international law.OsoHombre
  • Ignorance of the law does not exempt punishment.Nylez
  • Tatoeba: Where being an orphan doesn't make you exempt in any way.FeuDRenais
  • How can you be exempt from fasting during Ramadan?Amastan
  • The court ruled that Muslim schoolgirls could not be exempted from swimming lessons.Hybrid

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of exempt

as a verb

past tense
exempted
present participle
exempting
third-person singular
exempts
past participle
exempted