exempt
//ɪɡˈzɛmpt//
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.
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.