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- Dictionaryexemption/ɪɡˈzɛm(p)ʃn/
noun
- 1. the action of freeing or state of being free from an obligation or liability imposed on others: "vehicles that may qualify for exemption from tax"
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the fact of not having to obey a rule or do something that other people have to do: [ U ] He was granted exemption from military service during World War II. An exemption is a particular amount of money that is not taxed: [ C ] a tax exemption. (Definition of exemption from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
The meaning of EXEMPTION is the act of exempting or state of being exempt : immunity. How to use exemption in a sentence.
the fact of not having to obey a rule or do something that other people have to do: [ U ] He was granted exemption from military service during World War II. An exemption is a particular amount of money that is not taxed: [ C ] a tax exemption. (Definition of exemption from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
Exemption definition: the circumstances of a taxpayer, such as their age or number of dependents, that allow them to make certain deductions from taxable income.. See examples of EXEMPTION used in a sentence.
exemption implies release or privileged freedom from sharing with others some duty or legal requirement: exemption from military service. immunity implies freedom from a penalty or from some natural or common liability, esp. one that is disagreeable or threatening: immunity from prosecution; immunity from disease .
When you get an exemption, you don't have to do something. In the sixties, some people got exemptions from military service during the Vietnam War. We don't often think of being left out as a good thing, but when you use the word exemption, you mean that someone has been excluded in a positive way.
1. an exempting or being exempted; freedom or release from a liability, obligation, etc.; immunity. 2. a. the exempting from an individual's taxable income of a specified sum for the taxpayer and each dependent. b. the sum specified. c. any such dependent.
Definition of exemption noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
noun. exemptions. An exempting or being exempted; freedom or release from a liability, obligation, etc.; immunity. Webster's New World. The act or an instance of exempting. American Heritage. Similar definitions. The exempting from an individual's taxable income of a specified sum for the taxpayer and each dependent. Webster's New World.
exemption. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Tax ex‧emp‧tion /ɪɡˈzempʃən/ noun 1 [ countable] an amount of money that you do not have to pay tax on You qualify for a tax exemption on the loan. 2 [ countable, uncountable] permission not to do or pay something that you would normally have to do or pay ...
