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exemption

  • /ɪɡˈzɛm(p).ʃən/

Where it comes from

From Old French exemption, from Latin exemptiō, from eximō, equivalent to exempt + -ion.

noun exemptions

  1. countable, uncountable An act of exempting.

    Similar: quittance

  2. countable, uncountable The state of being exempt; immunity. The legislation also tightens the share of unused exemptions states can carry over from year to year. […] Lots of people who are in compliance with the new rules – either because they already work or meet exemption criteria – could lose their assistance because of red tape, said Dottie Rosenbaum, th

    Similar: quittance

  3. countable, uncountable A deduction from the normal amount of taxes.
  4. countable, uncountable Freedom from a defect or weakness.

Similar: dispensation, free pass, get out of jail free card, immunity

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: freedom, immunity, granting immunity, impunity, except, excusing, disclaimer, forgiveness, exoneration, exclusion, waiver, derogate, disqualification, objection, exception, frankness

noun

Similar: dispensation, free pass, get out of jail free card, immunity

Translations

Every language

noun act of exempting

Españolexención, eximición
中文豁免 huòmiǎn
Portuguêsisenção
Françaisexemption
DeutschBefreiung, Freistellung, Ausnahme(regelung), Ausnahmebestimmung
Italianoesenzione
Ελληνικάαπαλλαγή apallagí
Русскийосвобожде́ние osvoboždénije, исключе́ние isključénije
Tiếng Việtsự miễn trừ

noun state of being exempt; immunity

Españolexención, eximición
Portuguêsimunidade
DeutschBefreiung, Freistellung, Immunität
Italianoimmunità
Ελληνικάαπαλλαγή apallagí
Русскийиммуните́т immunitét

noun deduction from the normal amount of taxes

DeutschFreibetrag
Italianoesenzione
Русскийльго́та lʹgóta

noun freedom from a defect or weakness

DeutschFreisein

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"exemption." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/exemption. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

exemption. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/exemption

Chicago

"exemption." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/exemption.

BibTeX
@misc{exemption_2026,
  title = {exemption},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/exemption},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}