exempt

English

Etymology

From Latin exemptus, past participle of eximō.

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ɛmpt
• Hyphenation: ex‧empt

Adjective

exempt (not comparable)

1. Free from a duty or obligation.

   In their country all women are exempt from military service.

   His income is so small that it is exempt from tax.

2. (of an employee) Not entitled to overtime pay when working overtime.

Derived terms

• tax-exempt

Translations

free from duty or obligation

Bulgarian: освободен (bg) Czech: oproštěný (cs) m., osvobozený (cs) m. Dutch: vrijstellen (nl)

Norwegian: fritatt (no) Portuguese: isento (pt) Spanish: exento (es)

not entitled to overtime pay

Norwegian: fastlønnsansatt (no)

Noun

exempt (plural exempts)

1. One who has been released from something.

Translations

one who has been released from something

Chinese: 豁免 (zh) Danish: fritaget (da)

Dutch: vrijgestelde (nl) m. Norwegian: fritatt (no)

Verb

exempt (third-person singular simple present exempts, present participle exempting, simple past and past participle exempted)

1. (transitive) To grant (someone) freedom or immunity from.

Related terms

• exemption

Translations

To grant freedom or immunity from

Dutch: vrijstellen (nl) Finnish: vapauttaa (fi)

Norwegian: frita (no)

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French

Etymology

From Latin exemptus, past participle of eximō.

Adjective

exempt m. (f. exempte, m. plural exempts, f. plural exemptes)

1. exempt

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Middle French

Etymology

From Latin exemptus, past participle of eximō.

Adjective

exempt m. (feminine singular exempte, masculine plural exempts, feminine plural exemptes)

1. exempt