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exempt
[ ig-zempt ]
verb (used with object)
- to free from an obligation or liability to which others are subject; release:
A grade above B+ is required in order to exempt a student from an examination.
adjective
- released from, or not subject to, a particular obligation or liability, such as income tax:
Charities and other exempt organizations must still file an information return with the IRS.
- U.S. Law. relating to or being an employee to whom certain obligations imposed on employers under the Fair Labor Standards Act do not apply, generally because skill level and remuneration are relatively high or work is of a kind that cannot be strictly scheduled:
Executive employees and creative professionals are among those considered exempt under the FLSA.
noun
- a person who is exempt from an obligation, duty, etc.
- (in Britain) exon 1.
exempt
/ ɪɡˈzɛmpt /
verb
- tr to release from an obligation, liability, tax, etc; excuse
to exempt a soldier from drill
adjective
- freed from or not subject to an obligation, liability, tax, etc; excused
tax-exempt bonus
exempt gilts
- obsolete.set apart; remote
noun
- a person who is exempt from an obligation, tax, etc
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Derived Forms
- exˈemption, noun
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Other Words From
- ex·empt·i·ble adjective
- non·ex·empt adjective noun
- pre·ex·empt verb (used with object)
- qua·si-ex·empt adjective
- un·ex·empt adjective
- un·ex·empt·ed adjective
- un·ex·empt·i·ble adjective
- un·ex·empt·ing adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of exempt1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of exempt1
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Example Sentences
Surely, Hollywood should not be exempt from such a standard.
Individuals and businesses could exempt themselves from anti-discrimination laws by proffering religious objections to them.
State and federal laws generally exempt religious institutions from having to perform gay marriages.
But having reached something of a compromise, the IRS approved the school as a tax-exempt nonprofit in March 2002.
The groups, nonprofits exempt from paying taxes, are not required to disclose their donors in Kansas and most other states.
He had discovered that the all-glorious boast of Spain was not exempt from the infirmities of common men.
The federal Bankruptcy Act prescribes what property passes to the trustee and also what is exempt.
Although exempt from concupiscence and "full of grace," she was so distrustful of herself as if she were in continual danger.
Is she more exempt from egotism, does she dislike others less, and has she fewer worldly affections?
The interests of the savings deposits are in like manner exempt from the Income Tax and from any future tax coming in its place.
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