Exemption — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

immunity from an obligation or duty

a deduction allowed to a taxpayer because of his status (having certain dependents or being blind or being over 65 etc.)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɛɡzˈɛmpʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/ɛɡzˈɛmpʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɛɡzˈɛmpʃən/

3 syllables Say it as /ɛɡzˈɛmpʃən/.

Examples

additional exemptions are allowed for each dependent
he was granted immunity from prosecution

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

granting immunity immunity freedom

Parts of Speech

noun	immunity from an obligation or duty
noun	a deduction allowed to a taxpayer because of his status (having certain dependents or being blind or being over 65 etc.) “additional exemptions are allowed for each dependent”
noun	an act exempting someone “he was granted immunity from prosecution”

Word Forms

exempt	verb	grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to
immune	adjective	secure against

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Befreiung

Immunität von einer Verpflichtung oder Pflicht

🇪🇸Spanish

exención

inmunidad de una obligación o deber

🇮🇹Italian

esenzione

immunità da un obbligo o da un dovere

🇳🇱Dutch

vrijstelling

immuniteit van een verplichting of plicht

🇵🇹Portuguese

isenção

imunidade de uma obrigação ou dever

🇷🇺Russian

освобождение от налога

иммунитет от обязательства или обязанности

India

🇮🇳Hindi

छूट

किसी दायित्व या कर्तव्य से छूट

🇧🇩Bengali

অব্যাহতি

একটি বাধ্যবাধকতা বা কর্তব্য থেকে অনাক্রম্যতা

🇮🇳Tamil

விலக்கு

ஒரு கடமை அல்லது கடமையிலிருந்து விடுபடுதல்

🇮🇳Telugu

మినహాయింపు

ఒక బాధ్యత లేదా విధి నుండి రోగనిరోధక శక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

सूट

दायित्व किंवा कर्तव्यापासून प्रतिकारशक्ती

🇮🇳Gujarati

મુક્તિ

જવાબદારી અથવા ફરજમાંથી પ્રતિરક્ષા

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಿನಾಯಿತಿ

ಬಾಧ್ಯತೆ ಅಥವಾ ಕರ್ತವ್ಯದಿಂದ ವಿನಾಯಿತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഇളവ്

ഒരു ബാധ്യതയിൽ നിന്നോ കടമയിൽ നിന്നോ ഉള്ള പ്രതിരോധം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਛੋਟ

ਕਿਸੇ ਜ਼ਿੰਮੇਵਾਰੀ ਜਾਂ ਫਰਜ਼ ਤੋਂ ਛੋਟ

🇵🇰Urdu

استثنیٰ

کسی ذمہ داری یا فرض سے استثنیٰ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

豁免

免除义务或责任

🇯🇵Japanese

免除

義務または義務からの免除

🇰🇷Korean

면제

의무나 의무로부터의 면제

🇻🇳Vietnamese

miễn trừ

quyền miễn trừ khỏi một nghĩa vụ hoặc nghĩa vụ

🇹🇭Thai

ได้รับการยกเว้น

ความคุ้มกันจากภาระผูกพันหรือหน้าที่

🇮🇩Indonesian

pembebasan

kekebalan dari suatu kewajiban atau kewajiban

🇲🇾Malay

pengecualian

kekebalan daripada kewajipan atau kewajipan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الإعفاء

الحصانة من التزام أو واجب

🇮🇷Persian

معافیت

مصونیت از یک تعهد یا وظیفه

🇹🇷Turkish

muafiyet

bir yükümlülük veya görevden muafiyet

🇮🇱Hebrew

פְּטוֹר

חסינות מפני חובה או חובה

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