exempt
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4.4
- adjective
- /ɪɡˈzɛmpt/
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exento de
- In addition, private providers are often exempt from the Freedom of Information Act.
- tax-exempt
- exempt status
- exempt from regulations
That would leave whole sectors of society exempt from moral evaluation.
- That would leave whole sectors of society exempt from moral evaluation.
- Churches are and have been exempt from the start.
- Smartphones, computers, memory chips are now exempt from these new tariffs.
- There is no place that will be exempt.
- But the the story now is iPhones may be specifically exempt from tariffs.
- It's like the fact that other things are exempt that make it that it makes no sense why tampons and pads are not exempt right?
- But as far as the like, you know, California shelter in place mandate is concerned, media, media is considered exempt.
- He wants to take away their tax exempt status.
Examples
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If a homework pass was pulled, the entire class was exempt from the work.
Academic text (1991) -
Donations are not exempt from tax according to article five of the US taxation code.
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We're building a new world order, and women should not be exempt from playing their part.
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From this point on, no one is exempt.
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Essentially, developing countries should be exempt from most of the requirements of any such agreement.
Academic text (1990) -
Unfortunately for you, teachers are exempt.
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Yet I'm not exempt from state and federal taxes.
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The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is a tax-exempt organization that advocates for the American business community at large.
Academic text (2017) -
The institutional review board at the sponsoring institution determined this study to be exempt from human subjects approval.
Academic text (2013) -
Non-profit organizations are often exempt from paying certain taxes.
Synonyms
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2.9
The government does not take money from something you buy or money you earn
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4.6
You do not have to pay tax on income or a purchase
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4.2
The government does not make you pay money for it
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5.0
Not required by law to pay tax
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Etymology
The word exempt comes from Latin parts ex- 'out' and emere 'take', the same ex- you see in exit 'go out'. So it meant 'taken out' of a rule, and that's why something exempt is not required to do what others must do, like pay a tax.