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Exempt
Ih-GZEHMPT
/ɪˈɡzɛmpt/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
exempt
Dictionary meaning
Of persons freed from or not subject to an obligation or liability to which others or other things are subject.
Examples
- They were a beauty somehow exempt from the aging process.
- Some goods are exempt from import tax.
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