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- Dictionaryexemption/ɪɡˈzɛm(p)ʃn/
noun
- 1. the action of freeing or state of being free from an obligation or liability imposed on others: "vehicles that may qualify for exemption from tax"
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the fact of not having to obey a rule or do something that other people have to do: [ U ] He was granted exemption from military service during World War II. An exemption is a particular amount of money that is not taxed: [ C ] a tax exemption. (Definition of exemption from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
The meaning of EXEMPTION is the act of exempting or state of being exempt : immunity. How to use exemption in a sentence.
Exemption implies release or privileged freedom from some duty, tax, etc.: exemption from military service. Immunity implies freedom from a penalty or from some liability, especially one that is disagreeable or threatening: immunity from disease.
When you get an exemption, you don't have to do something. In the sixties, some people got exemptions from military service during the Vietnam War. We don't often think of being left out as a good thing, but when you use the word exemption , you mean that someone has been excluded in a positive way.
noun [ C/U ] us / ɪɡˈzemp·ʃən / Add to word list. the fact of not having to obey a rule or do something that other people have to do: [ U ] He was granted exemption from military service during World War II. An exemption is a particular amount of money that is not taxed: [ C ] a tax exemption.
ex•emp•tion. (ɪgˈzɛmp ʃən) n. 1. the circumstances of a taxpayer, as age or number of dependents, that permit certain deductions to be made from taxable income. 2. the act of exempting. 3. the state of being exempted; immunity. [1400–50; < Latin] ex•emp′tive, adj.
noun. exemptions. An exempting or being exempted; freedom or release from a liability, obligation, etc.; immunity. Webster's New World. The act or an instance of exempting. American Heritage. Similar definitions. The exempting from an individual's taxable income of a specified sum for the taxpayer and each dependent. Webster's New World.
noun. 1. an exempting or being exempted; freedom or release from a liability, obligation, etc.; immunity. 2. a. the exempting from an individual's taxable income of a specified sum for the taxpayer and each dependent. b. the sum specified. c. any such dependent.
[countable] a part of your income that you do not have to pay tax on. a tax exemption on money donated to charity. tax exemptions on gifts to spouses. see also matric exemption, personal exemption. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Word Origin.
EXEMPT definition: 1. to excuse someone or something from a duty, payment, etc.: 2. with special permission not to do…. Learn more.
