exempt
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exempt
- /ɪɡˈzɛm(p)t/
- /ɛɡˈzɛm(p)t/
Rhymes with -ɛmpt
Where it comes from
From Middle French exempt, from Latin exemptus, past participle of eximō.
adjective
- Free from a duty, obligation, rule, law, etc. In their country all women are exempt from military service.
- Not entitled to overtime pay when working overtime.
- Cut off; set apart. corrupted, and exempt from ancient gentry
- Extraordinary; exceptional. Dymas daughter, from comparison / Exempt in business naval
noun exempts
- One who has been released from something.
- A type of French police officer. with this he slipped through the exempts quite unsuspected, and bade adieu to the Lazarists and his honest father […].
- One of four officers of the Yeomen of the Royal Guard, having the rank of corporal; an exon.
verb exempts · exempting · exempted
- To grant (someone) freedom or immunity from. Citizens over 45 years of age were exempted from military service.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: free, untaxed, tax-free, nontaxable, tax-exempt, unratable, immune, relieve, excuse, let off, privileged, duty-free, excused, unaffected, devoid, unregulated
Translations
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adj free from duty or obligation
| Español | exento, eximido |
|---|---|
| Português | isento |
| Français | exempt |
| Deutsch | freigestellt |
| Italiano | esente |
| Română | scutit, dispensat |
| Русский | освобождённый osvoboždjónnyj, свобо́дный svobódnyj |
| العربية | مُعْفًى muʕfan |
| עברית | פָּטוּר patúr |
adj not entitled to overtime pay
| Deutsch | (Überstunden) abgegolten |
|---|
noun one who has been released from something
| Deutsch | Freigestellter |
|---|---|
| Română | scutire, dispensare |
verb to grant freedom or immunity from
| Español | eximir, exentar |
|---|---|
| Português | eximir, isentar |
| Deutsch | freistellen |
| Română | scuti, dispensa |
| Русский | освобожда́ть osvoboždátʹ, освободи́ть osvobodítʹ |
| עברית | פָּטַר patár |
Talk about this word "exempt." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/exempt. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. exempt. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/exempt "exempt." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/exempt.Cite this
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title = {exempt},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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