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exemption en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ɪɡˈzɛm(p).ʃən/

Etymology

From Old French exemption, from Latin exemptiō, from eximō, equivalent to exempt + -ion.

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) An act of exempting.
  2. (countable, uncountable) The state of being exempt; immunity.
    • The legislation also tightens the share of unused exemptions states can carry over from year to year. […] Lots of people who are in compliance with the new rules – either because they already work or meet exemption criteria – could lose their assistance because of red tape, said Dottie Rosenbaum, the center’s director of federal SNAP policy. 2023 June 2, Tami Luhby, “Here’s who would have to work for government benefits – and who wouldn’t – under the debt ceiling package”, in CNN:
  3. (countable, uncountable) A deduction from the normal amount of taxes.
  4. (countable, uncountable) Freedom from a defect or weakness.

Forms

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exemptions Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

nonexemption · tax exemption · therapeutic use exemption · exemptional

Synonyms

quittance · immunity · get out of jail free card · free pass · dispensation · quittance

Translations (73)

cmn 豁免 (act of exempting) · grc ἄφεσις (act of exempting) · hu mentesség (freedom from a defect or weakness) · mi whakawāteatanga (state of being exempt; immunity) · da fritagelse (act of exempting) · el απαλλαγή (act of exempting) · it esenzione (deduction from the normal amount of taxes) · tr muafiyet (state of being exempt; immunity) · bg освобождаване (act of exempting) · ga díolmhú (act of exempting) · hu mentesülés (act of exempting) · fi vähennys (deduction from the normal amount of taxes) · da toldfrihed (deduction from the normal amount of taxes) · km ការលើកលែង (act of exempting) · ru иммуните́т (state of being exempt; immunity) · es exención (state of being exempt; immunity) · es eximición (act of exempting) · no immunitet (state of being exempt; immunity) · it immunità (state of being exempt; immunity) · ca exempció (act of exempting) · hu felmentés (act of exempting) · pt imunidade (state of being exempt; immunity) · de Befreiung (state of being exempt; immunity) · tr vergi muafiyeti (deduction from the normal amount of taxes) · da fritagelse (state of being exempt; immunity) · de Ausnahme(regelung) (act of exempting) · nl vrijstelling (act of exempting) · hu adókedvezmény (deduction from the normal amount of taxes) · ru исключе́ние (act of exempting) · da immunitet (act of exempting) · de Befreiung (act of exempting) · pl wykluczanie (act of exempting) · vi sự miễn trừ (act of exempting) · fa بخشودگی (act of exempting) · nb fritagelse (act of exempting) · de Freibetrag (deduction from the normal amount of taxes) · hu adómentesség (deduction from the normal amount of taxes) · ga díolúine (act of exempting) · no fradrag (deduction from the normal amount of taxes) · nl exemptie (state of being exempt; immunity) · de Freistellung (act of exempting) · ru льго́та (deduction from the normal amount of taxes) · el απαλλαγή (state of being exempt; immunity) · es exención (act of exempting) · de Freistellung (state of being exempt; immunity) · de Freisein (freedom from a defect or weakness) · nn dispensasjon (act of exempting) · nl ontheffing (act of exempting) · fi verovähennys (deduction from the normal amount of taxes) · da dispensation (act of exempting) · hu mentesítés (act of exempting) · de Ausnahmebestimmung (act of exempting) · hu mentesség (state of being exempt; immunity) · fa بخشودگی (state of being exempt; immunity) · nb dispensasjon (act of exempting) · es eximición (state of being exempt; immunity) · grc ἄφεσις (state of being exempt; immunity) · fa بخشودگی (deduction from the normal amount of taxes) · it esenzione (act of exempting) · ga díolúine (deduction from the normal amount of taxes) · ru освобожде́ние (act of exempting) · cs výjimka (state of being exempt; immunity) · mi kapenga (act of exempting) · uk звільнення (act of exempting) · pt isenção (act of exempting) · fi vapauttaminen (act of exempting) · de Immunität (state of being exempt; immunity) · mi whakawāteatanga (act of exempting) · fi koskemattomuus (state of being exempt; immunity) · fi vapautus (state of being exempt; immunity) · fa بخشایش (act of exempting) · tr muafiyet (act of exempting) · fr exemption (act of exempting)