exempt

About 4.51 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective Free from a duty, obligation, rule, law, etc.

   In their country all women are exempt from military service.

2. adjective Not entitled to overtime pay when working overtime.
3. adjective Cut off; set apart.
4. adjective Extraordinary; exceptional.
5. noun One who has been released from something.
6. noun A type of French police officer.
7. noun One of four officers of the Yeomen of the Royal Guard, having the rank of corporal; an exon.
8. verb To grant (someone) freedom or immunity from.

   Citizens over 45 years of age were exempted from military service.

Similar words

free untaxed tax-free nontaxable tax-exempt unratable immune relieve excuse let off

Often followed by

from status the organizations organization under income interest property

Word family

exempted exempting exempts