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exempt
01
(of a person) not subject to an obligation, duty, or liability that applies to others
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
relational
ungradable
Examples
Firefighters are exempt from paying parking tickets while on duty.
02
(of goods, income, or funds) not subject to taxation or levies
Examples
Charitable donations are exempt from federal income tax.
to exempt
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
exempt
3rd person singular
exempts
Present participle
exempting
Past simple
exempted
Past participle
exempted
Examples
The government announced a program to exempt low-income families from certain property taxes.
Lexical Tree
nonexempt
exempt
