adjective / verb
exempt
ig-ZEMPT/ɪɡˈzempt/
Free from a requirement, or to make someone or something free from it.
The injured student is exempt from the running exercise.
Etymology
The underlying image is being “taken out”: removed from the reach of a rule or obligation. Someone exempt is therefore outside a requirement that still applies to others.
In context
… exemption now being exempt doesn't mean you can't volunteer and still show up but if you don't want to have to show up having an exemption means you can get off
More examples
- The city exempts certain nonprofits from property taxes.
- Being the manager does not make you exempt from safety rules.
- The school exempted her from gym class while her ankle healed.
Forms
exempt · exempts · exempted · exempting
exemption noun — Freedom from an obligation, rule, or requirement.