exempt

//ɪɡˈzɛmpt//
B2Frequency Level 11Formal
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Adjective

exemptCanonical form
1

Free from an obligation, duty, or liability that applies to others.

Students are exempt from paying the entrance fee.

2

Not subject to a particular rule, tax, or requirement.

Small businesses are exempt from this tax.

Verb

exemptInfinitive
exemptPresent tense
exemptedPast tense
exemptedPast participle
exemptingPresent participle
exemptsThird-person singular
1

To free someone or something from an obligation, duty, or liability.

The government exempted small businesses from the new tax.

2

To officially release from a requirement or rule.

The government exempted small businesses from the new tax.

Antonym

Noun

1

A person who is exempt from something, especially from paying taxes or performing a duty.

As a tax exempt, she did not have to file a return this year.