Dictionary Check: exempt

"exempt" is a valid word!

Scrabble 17 points
Words with Friends 19 points

Definition

adjective

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

Example: "a beauty somehow exempt from the aging process"
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adjective

(of goods or funds) not subject to taxation

Example: "the funds of nonprofit organizations are nontaxable"
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verb

grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to

Example: "She exempted me from the exam"
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verb

grant exemption or release to

Example: "Please excuse me from this class"
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