exempt

  • (a) (of persons) freed from or not subject to an obligation or liability (as e.g. taxes) to which others or other things are subject
    • a beauty somehow exempt from the aging process
    • exempt from jury duty
    • only the very poorest citizens should be exempt from income taxes
  • (a) (of goods or funds) not subject to taxation
    • the funds of nonprofit organizations are nontaxable
    • income exempt from taxation
    nontaxable,

Verbs

  • (v) grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to
    • She exempted me from the exam
    relieve, free,
  • (v) grant exemption or release to
    • Please excuse me from this class
    let off, excuse, relieve,

Synonyms

relieve free let off excuse nontaxable

Antonyms

enforce implement apply nonexempt taxable

Words of close approximity

exemption