exempt

Intermediatezipf 3.78

Pronunciation

/ɪɡˈzɛmpt/(ig-ZEMPT)

Part of speech

adjective / verbformal

Chinese

(adj) 被免除的；豁免的 (v) 免除

Definition

Free from an obligation, duty, or liability imposed on others; to free from such an obligation.

Word family

  • exemption/ɪɡˈzɛmpʃən/(n)豁免

Collocations

  • exempt from tax
  • tax-exempt
  • exempt from duty
  • exempt from service
  • grant an exemption

Examples

  1. 1.Non-profit organisations are generally exempt from paying income tax. (free from obligation)
  2. 2.The government exempted essential workers from the lockdown travel restrictions. (freed from)

Synonyms

  • excused/ɪkˈskjuːzd/— freed from a duty — more informal
  • immune/ɪˈmjuːn/— protected from — broader
  • excluded/ɪkˈskluːdɪd/— left out

Etymology

from Latin "exemptus" (taken out) — ex- (out) + emere (to buy, to take) — originally "bought out" of an obligation