exempt Antonyms

Meaning of exempt

Wordnet

exempt (v)

grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to

grant exemption or release to

Wordnet

exempt (a)

(of persons) freed from or not subject to an obligation or liability (as e.g. taxes) to which others or other things are subject

(of goods or funds) not subject to taxation

Webster

exempt (a.)

Cut off; set apart.

Extraordinary; exceptional.

Free, or released, from some liability to which others are subject; excepted from the operation or burden of some law; released; free; clear; privileged; -- (with from): not subject to; not liable to; as, goods exempt from execution; a person exempt from jury service.

To remove; to set apart.

To release or deliver from some liability which others are subject to; to except or excuse from he operation of a law; to grant immunity to; to free from obligation; to release; as, to exempt from military duty, or from jury service; to exempt from fear or pain.

Webster

exempt (n.)

One exempted or freed from duty; one not subject.

One of four officers of the Yeomen of the Royal Guard, having the rank of corporal; an Exon.

exempt Sentence Examples

  1. The sale is exempt from taxes, allowing customers to save money on their purchases.
  2. As a nonprofit organization, they are usually exempt from certain taxes and fees.
  3. The textbooks required for classes are exempt from the general sales tax.
  4. The newly elected official is exempt from having to file conflict-of-interest forms.
  5. Certain medical expenses or charitable donations are exempt from income taxes.
  6. Due to their age, they are exempt from jury duty, but they enjoy participating in community service.
  7. The law exempts military personnel from paying parking tickets during their service.
  8. The company's imports are exempt from customs duties, making them more competitive in the market.
  9. The package arrived without any customs charges because it was exempt from import duties.
  10. The organization's employees are exempt from the usual dress code on casual Fridays.

FAQs About the word exempt

grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to, grant exemption or release to, (of persons) freed from or not subject to an obligation or liability

immune,protected, inviolate, pure,privileged, shielded, hallowed, invincible, sacrosanct,secure

open, susceptible,susceptible, exposed, vulnerable, exposed, vulnerable, open,endangered, endangered

The sale is exempt from taxes, allowing customers to save money on their purchases.

As a nonprofit organization, they are usually exempt from certain taxes and fees.

The textbooks required for classes are exempt from the general sales tax.

The newly elected official is exempt from having to file conflict-of-interest forms.