adj
exempt
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adj
1
Not required to do, pay, or follow something that otherwise applies.
"Charities are exempt from certain taxes."
"She was exempt from the exam due to her top grades all year."
verb
1
To officially free someone from an obligation.
"The new rule exempts small businesses from the reporting requirement."
How to Use Exempt
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishFree from a rule, duty, or payment that applies to others.
Common pairings
tax-exempt
exempt from
exempt employee
Word Forms
exempted past tense, exempts plural, exempts singular
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Etymology
From Latin exemptus, past participle of eximere, "to take out, remove."