exempt
Americanverb (used with object)
adjective
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released from, or not subject to, a particular obligation or liability, such as income tax.
Charities and other exempt organizations must still file an information return with the IRS.
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U.S. Law. relating to or being an employee to whom certain obligations imposed on employers under the Fair Labor Standards Act do not apply, generally because skill level and remuneration are relatively high or work is of a kind that cannot be strictly scheduled.
Executive employees and creative professionals are among those considered exempt under the FLSA.
noun
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a person who is exempt from an obligation, duty, etc.
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(in Britain) exon.
verb
adjective
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freed from or not subject to an obligation, liability, tax, etc; excused
exempt gilts
tax-exempt bonus
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obsolete set apart; remote
noun
Other Word Forms
- exemptible adjective
- exemption noun
- nonexempt adjective
- preexempt verb (used with object)
- quasi-exempt adjective
- unexempt adjective
- unexempted adjective
- unexemptible adjective
- unexempting adjective
Etymology
Origin of exempt
First recorded in 1325–75; (adjective) Middle English, from Old French, from Latin exemptus, past participle of eximere “to take out, free, release,” equivalent to ex- ex- 1 + emptus (past participle of emere “to buy, obtain”); (verb) late Middle English exempten, from Old French exempter, derivative of adjective exempt
Example Sentences
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Under the new tax policy individuals can exempt $15 million in assets from federal estate taxes, $30 million for couples, and those amounts will adjust for inflation annually.
From Barron's
Tariffs weren’t enough to discourage imports, partly because many goods were exempt.
Timothy Pung purchased a home in Isabella County, Mich., in 1991 that was eligible for a property tax credit that exempts owners from local tax on their primary residence.
Goalkeepers are also exempt, while a penalty taker would be able to stay on.
From BBC
Most subway lines will still operate local service, the city said, and public buses are exempt from the ban, though routes could be altered depending on road conditions.
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