ADJECTIVE | all | exempt | (of persons) freed from or not subject to an obligation or liability (as e.g. taxes) to which others or other things are subject |
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all | exempt, nontaxable | (of goods or funds) not subject to taxation | |
VERB | social | exempt, relieve, free | grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to |
communication | exempt, excuse, relieve, let off | grant exemption or release to |
Sounds | ihgzeh'mpt | |
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Rhymes | attempt ... unkempt: 6 rhymes with ehmpt... |
Meaning | (of persons) freed from or not subject to an obligation or liability (as e.g. taxes) to which others or other things are subject. | |
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Narrower | excused | granted exemption |
immune | Secure against | |
privileged | not subject to usual rules or penalties | |
See also | nontaxable, exempt | (of goods or funds) not subject to taxation |
Opposite | nonexempt | (of persons) not exempt from an obligation or liability |
Spanish | exento, libre | |
Catalan | exempt, lliure |
Meaning | (of goods or funds) not subject to taxation. | |
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Example | "income exempt from taxation" | |
Synonym | nontaxable | |
Narrower | duty-free | exempt from duty |
tax-exempt, tax-free, untaxed | (of goods or funds) not taxed | |
unratable | not subject to locally assessed property taxes | |
See also | exempt | (of persons) freed from or not subject to an obligation or liability (as e.g. taxes) to which others or other things are subject |
Opposite | taxable, nonexempt | (of goods or funds) subject to taxation |
Meaning | grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody PP | |
Example | "She exempted me from the exam" | |
Synonyms | relieve, free | |
Narrower | deregulate | Lift the regulations on |
derestrict | make free from restrictions | |
dispense | grant a dispensation | |
forgive | absolve from payment | |
spare | save or relieve from an experience or action | |
Opposite | enforce, implement, apply | ensure observance of laws and rules |
Spanish | exonerar, liberar | |
Catalan | alleugerir, alliberar, deslliurar | |
Nouns | exemption | immunity from an obligation or duty |
Meaning | grant exemption or release to. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s somebody PP | |
Model | Sam cannot exempt Sue | |
Synonyms | excuse, relieve, let off | |
Narrower | frank | exempt by means of an official pass or letter, as from customs or other checks |
Broader | absolve, free | let off the hook |
Spanish | dispensar, excusar, eximir, liberar | |
Catalan | disculpar, dispensar, eximir |
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