Exempt Meaning in English

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التعريف

If someone or something is exempt, they do not have to follow a rule, pay a fee, or meet a requirement that others do.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

'Exempt' is formal and often used with taxes, fees, or laws. Common phrases: 'exempt from tax', 'exempted by law'. As a verb ('to exempt'), it means to make someone free from something. Do not confuse with 'except' (which means to exclude).

• Spanish: exento - libre de (obligación)
• Portuguese (BR): isento - livre de (obrigação)
• Portuguese (PT): isento - livre de (obrigação)
• Chinese (Simplified): 免除 - 豁免
• Chinese (Traditional): 免除 - 豁免
• Hindi: मुक्त - छूट (जिम्मेदारी से)
• Arabic: معفى - مستثنى
• Bengali: মুক্ত - অব্যাহতি (আইনি, কর ইত্যাদির জন্য)
• Russian: освобождённый - освобождать (от обязательства)
• Japanese: 免除されている
• Vietnamese: được miễn
• Korean: 면제된
• Turkish: muaf
• Urdu: مستثنی
• Indonesian: dibebaskan

جمل نموذجية

Some foods are exempt from sales tax.

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Children under five are exempt from the fee.

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He was exempt from military service.

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Are you sure I'm exempt from this paperwork?

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I wish my company was exempt from those new rules.

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Don't worry, you're exempt—you don't need to do it.

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