Exempt — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to

grant exemption or release to

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɛɡzˈɛmpt/

🇬🇧British English

/ɛɡzˈɛmpt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɛɡzˈɛmpt/

2 syllables Say it as /ɛɡzˈɛmpt/.

Examples

She exempted me from the exam
Please excuse me from this class
a beauty somehow exempt from the aging process

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

excuse nontaxable let off relieve free

Antonyms

enforce taxable nonexempt

Parts of Speech

verb	grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to “She exempted me from the exam”
verb	grant exemption or release to “Please excuse me from this class”
adjective	(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”
adjective	(of goods or funds) not subject to taxation “the funds of nonprofit organizations are nontaxable”

Word Forms

exemption	noun	immunity from an obligation or duty
excuse	noun	a note explaining an absence

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

befreit

Erleichterung oder Befreiung von einer Regel oder Anforderung gewähren

🇫🇷French

exempter

accorder un allégement ou une exemption à une règle ou à une exigence pour

🇪🇸Spanish

eximir

conceder un alivio o una exención de una regla o requisito para

🇮🇹Italian

esonerare

concedere uno sgravio o un'esenzione da una regola o da un requisito a

🇳🇱Dutch

vrijstellen

vrijstelling of ontheffing verlenen van een regel of vereiste

🇵🇹Portuguese

isentar

conceder alívio ou isenção de uma regra ou requisito para

🇷🇺Russian

освобождать

предоставить освобождение или освобождение от правила или требования

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मुक्त करें

किसी नियम या आवश्यकता से राहत या छूट देना

🇧🇩Bengali

অব্যাহতি

ত্রাণ বা একটি নিয়ম বা প্রয়োজন থেকে অব্যাহতি প্রদান

🇮🇳Tamil

விலக்கு

ஒரு விதி அல்லது தேவையிலிருந்து நிவாரணம் அல்லது விலக்கு அளிக்கவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

మినహాయింపు

ఒక నియమం లేదా అవసరం నుండి ఉపశమనం లేదా మినహాయింపు మంజూరు చేయండి

🇮🇳Marathi

सूट

सवलत द्या किंवा नियम किंवा आवश्यकतेतून सूट द्या

🇮🇳Gujarati

મુક્તિ

માટે નિયમ અથવા જરૂરિયાતમાંથી રાહત અથવા મુક્તિ આપો

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಿನಾಯಿತಿ

ಪರಿಹಾರ ಅಥವಾ ನಿಯಮ ಅಥವಾ ಅವಶ್ಯಕತೆಯಿಂದ ವಿನಾಯಿತಿ ನೀಡಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഒഴിവാക്കി

ഒരു നിയമത്തിൽ നിന്നോ ആവശ്യകതയിൽ നിന്നോ ഇളവ് അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഇളവ് അനുവദിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਛੋਟ

ਨੂੰ ਕਿਸੇ ਨਿਯਮ ਜਾਂ ਲੋੜ ਤੋਂ ਰਾਹਤ ਜਾਂ ਛੋਟ ਦਿਓ

🇵🇰Urdu

مستثنیٰ

ریلیف یا کسی اصول یا ضرورت سے استثنیٰ دیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

豁免

给予规则或要求的救济或豁免

🇯🇵Japanese

免除される

～に対する規則または要件からの救済または免除を与える

🇰🇷Korean

면제

규칙이나 요구 사항에 대한 구제 또는 면제를 부여합니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

miễn trừ

cấp sự cứu trợ hoặc miễn trừ khỏi một quy tắc hoặc yêu cầu đối với

🇹🇭Thai

ได้รับการยกเว้น

ให้การบรรเทาทุกข์หรือการยกเว้นจากกฎหรือข้อกำหนดแก่

🇮🇩Indonesian

membebaskan

memberikan keringanan atau pengecualian dari suatu aturan atau persyaratan kepada

🇲🇾Malay

dikecualikan

memberikan pelepasan atau pengecualian daripada peraturan atau keperluan kepada

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

معفى

منح إعفاء أو إعفاء من قاعدة أو شرط

🇮🇷Persian

معاف

اعطای تخفیف یا معافیت از یک قانون یا الزام به

🇹🇷Turkish

muaf

bir kural veya gereklilikten muafiyet veya muafiyet sağlamak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לִפְטוֹר

להעניק סעד או פטור מכלל או דרישה ל

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The primary meaning of 'exempt' is 'grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to'.

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Using 'exempt' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'exempt' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'exempt' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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