Adjective: exempt ig'zempt or eg'zempt
- (of persons) freed from or not subject to an obligation or liability (as e.g. taxes) to which others or other things are subject
"only the very poorest citizens should be exempt from income taxes"; "a beauty somehow exempt from the aging process"; "exempt from jury duty"
- (of goods or funds) not subject to taxation
"income exempt from taxation";
- nontaxable
- Grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to
"She exempted me from the exam";
- relieve, free
- Free someone from an obligation, duty, payment, or punishment
"Please exempt me from this class";
- excuse, relieve, let off
Derived forms: exempting, exempts, exempted
See also: duty-free, excused, immune, privileged, tax-exempt, tax-free, unratable [Brit], untaxed
Type of: absolve, alter, change, free, modify
Encyclopedia: Exempt