exempt
[ ig-zempt ]
/ ɪgˈzɛmpt /
verb (used with object)
to free from an obligation or liability to which others are subject; release: to exempt a student from an examination.
adjective
released from, or not subject to, an obligation, liability, etc.: organizations exempt from taxes.
noun
a person who is exempt from an obligation, duty, etc.
(in Britain) exon.
Origin of exempt
1325–75; (adj.) Middle English < Old French < Latin
exemptus, past participle of
eximere to take out, free, release, equivalent to
ex-
ex-1 +
emptus (past participle of
emere to buy, obtain); (v.) late Middle English
exempten < Old French
exempter, derivative of
exempt
OTHER WORDS FROM exempt
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British Dictionary definitions for exempted
exempt
/ (ɪɡˈzɛmpt) /
verb
(tr)
to release from an obligation, liability, tax, etc; excuse
to exempt a soldier from drill
adjective (sometimes postpositive)
freed from or not subject to an obligation, liability, tax, etc; excused
exempt gilts; tax-exempt bonus
obsolete
set apart; remote
noun
a person who is exempt from an obligation, tax, etc
Derived forms of exempt
exemption, nounWord Origin for exempt
C14: from Latin
exemptus removed, from
eximere to take out, from
emere to buy, obtain