isenção

Portuguese

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /i.zẽˈsɐ̃w̃/ [i.zẽˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /i.zẽˈsɐ̃w̃/

• Hyphenation: i‧sen‧ção

Noun

isenção f (plural isenções)

1. exemption
   1. act of exempting
   2. exempt status
   3. exemption from payment of a fee or bribe
   4. release; independence of character
   5. impartiality; neutrality
   6. partial or total autonomy of some religious orders or institutions in relation to the authority of the Ordinary of the place

Related terms

• isento

 

Further reading

• “isenção” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
• “isenção” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.