exempt

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/ ɪgˈzɛmpt /

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verb (used with object)

to free from an obligation or liability to which others are subject; release: A grade above B+ is required in order to exempt a student from an examination.

adjective

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.

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

a person who is exempt from an obligation, duty, etc.

(in Britain) exon¹.

OTHER WORDS FOR exempt

1 excuse, relieve; except.

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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

OTHER WORDS FROM exempt

ex·empt·i·ble, adjectivenon·ex·empt, adjective, nounpre·ex·empt, verb (used with object)qua·si-ex·empt, adjective

un·ex·empt, adjectiveun·ex·empt·ed, adjectiveun·ex·empt·i·ble, adjectiveun·ex·empt·ing, adjective

Words nearby exempt

exemplificative, exemplified, exemplify, exempli gratia, exemplum, exempt, exempt carrier, exemption, exenterate, exequatur, exequies

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How to use exempt in a sentence

In his ruling, McKenna said the city needed to either license the units or formally exempt the housing authority from inspections through legislation.
She Was Sued Over Rent She Didn’t Owe. It Took Seven Court Dates to Prove She Was Right.|by Danielle Ohl, Capital Gazette, and Talia Buford and Beena Raghavendran, ProPublica|August 25, 2020|ProPublica
Travel to and from Maryland and Virginia is exempt from the mayor’s order.
Delaware returned to D.C. ‘high-risk states’ list|Lou Chibbaro Jr.|August 24, 2020|Washington Blade
Neighboring cities, like Carlsbad, Escondido and Oceanside, have long argued that emails should be exempt from the state’s two-year minimum, so they also destroy emails on an earlier time table.
North County Report: Why We’re Suing Solana Beach|Kayla Jimenez|August 19, 2020|Voice of San Diego
There is evidence, for example, that many departments buy their technology using federal grants or nonprofit gifts, which are exempt from certain disclosure laws.
There is a crisis of face recognition and policing in the US|Tate Ryan-Mosley|August 14, 2020|MIT Technology Review

State law requires local agencies to hang onto public records for at least two years, but many have argued that emails should be exempt.
We’re Suing for COVID-19 Data|Scott Lewis and Jesse Marx|August 14, 2020|Voice of San Diego
Surely, Hollywood should not be exempt from such a standard.
It’s Not Just Cosby: Hollywood’s Long List of Male Scumbags|Asawin Suebsaeng|November 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Individuals and businesses could exempt themselves from anti-discrimination laws by proffering religious objections to them.
RFRA Madness: What’s Next for Anti-Democratic ‘Religious Exemptions’|Jay Michaelson|November 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
State and federal laws generally exempt religious institutions from having to perform gay marriages.
Refusing to Marry Same-Sex Couples Isn’t Religious Freedom, It’s Just Discrimination|Sally Kohn|October 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But having reached something of a compromise, the IRS approved the school as a tax-exempt nonprofit in March 2002.
At This Creepy Libertarian Charter School, Kids Must Swear ‘to Be Obedient to Those in Authority’|ProPublica|October 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The groups, nonprofits exempt from paying taxes, are not required to disclose their donors in Kansas and most other states.
Millions in Dark Money Has Taken Over the Airwaves in Kansas|Center for Public Integrity|October 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He had discovered that the all-glorious boast of Spain was not exempt from the infirmities of common men.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4|Jane Porter
The federal Bankruptcy Act prescribes what property passes to the trustee and also what is exempt.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman|Albert Sidney Bolles
Although exempt from concupiscence and "full of grace," she was so distrustful of herself as if she were in continual danger.
Mary, Help of Christians|Various
Is she more exempt from egotism, does she dislike others less, and has she fewer worldly affections?
The 'Characters' of Jean de La Bruyre|Jean de La Bruyre
The interests of the savings deposits are in like manner exempt from the Income Tax and from any future tax coming in its place.
Social Comptabilism, Cheque and Clearing Service & Proposed Law|Ernest Solvay

British Dictionary definitions for exempt

exempt

/ (ɪɡˈzɛmpt) /

verb

(tr) to release from an obligation, liability, tax, etc; excuseto exempt a soldier from drill

adjective (sometimes postpositive)

freed from or not subject to an obligation, liability, tax, etc; excusedexempt gilts; tax-exempt bonus

obsolete set apart; remote

noun

a person who is exempt from an obligation, tax, etc

Derived forms of exempt

exemption, noun

Word Origin for exempt

C14: from Latin exemptus removed, from eximere to take out, from emere to buy, obtain

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