exempt
/ɪɡˈzɛmpt/verb, adjective2 syllables
Exempt means: (of goods or funds) not subject to taxation.
Synonyms for exempt13
adjective, as in (of goods or funds) not subject to taxation
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
What does exempt mean?4
adjective
(of goods or funds) not subject to taxation“the funds of nonprofit organizations are nontaxable”
(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
grant exemption or release to“Please excuse me from this class”
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
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