| Front | exempt |
|---|---|
| Back | adjective, verb BrE /ɪɡˈzempt/NAmE /ɪɡˈzempt/ adjective [not before noun] ~ (from sth)if sb/sth is exempt from sth, they are not affected by it, do not have to do it, pay it, etcThe interest on the money is exempt from tax. Some students are exempt from certain exams. Infant mortality was extremely high and the upper classes were not exempt. - exempt/BrE ɪɡˈzempt; NAmE ɪɡˈzempt/ (in compounds, forming adjectives)tax-exempt donations to charity verb ~ sb/sth (from sth/from doing sth) (formal)to give or get sb's official permission not to do sth or not to pay sth they would normally have to do or payHis bad eyesight exempted him from military service. In 1983, charities were exempted from paying the tax. |
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