exempt
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.
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.
a person who is exempt from an obligation, duty, etc.
(in Britain) exon1.
Origin of exempt
1Other words for exempt
Other words from exempt
- ex·empt·i·ble, adjective
- non·ex·empt, adjective, noun
- pre·ex·empt, verb (used with object)
- qua·si-ex·empt, adjective
- un·ex·empt, adjective
- un·ex·empt·ed, adjective
- un·ex·empt·i·ble, adjective
- un·ex·empt·ing, adjective
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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 | ProPublicaTravel 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 BladeNeighboring 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 DiegoThere 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 ReviewState law requires local agencies to hang onto public records for at least two years, but many have argued that emails should be exempt.
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 | THE DAILY BEASTIndividuals 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 | THE DAILY BEASTState 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 | THE DAILY BEASTBut 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 | THE DAILY BEASTThe 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 | THE DAILY BEASTHe 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 PorterThe 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 BollesAlthough exempt from concupiscence and "full of grace," she was so distrustful of herself as if she were in continual danger.
Mary, Help of Christians | VariousIs 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 BruyreThe interests of the savings deposits are in like manner exempt from the Income Tax and from any future tax coming in its place.
British Dictionary definitions for exempt
/ (ɪɡˈzɛmpt) /
(tr) to release from an obligation, liability, tax, etc; excuse: to exempt a soldier from drill
freed from or not subject to an obligation, liability, tax, etc; excused: exempt gilts; tax-exempt bonus
obsolete set apart; remote
a person who is exempt from an obligation, tax, etc
Origin of exempt
1Derived forms of exempt
- exemption, noun
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