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Exemption

//ɪɡˈzɛm(p).ʃən// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    An act of exempting. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    an act exempting someone wordnet
  3. 3
    The state of being exempt; immunity. countable, uncountable

    "The legislation also tightens the share of unused exemptions states can carry over from year to year. […] Lots of people who are in compliance with the new rules – either because they already work or meet exemption criteria – could lose their assistance because of red tape, said Dottie Rosenbaum, the center’s director of federal SNAP policy."

  4. 4
    a deduction allowed to a taxpayer because of their status (having certain dependents or being blind or being over 65 etc.) wordnet
  5. 5
    A deduction from the normal amount of taxes. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    immunity from an obligation or duty wordnet
  2. 7
    Freedom from a defect or weakness. countable, uncountable

Etymology

From Old French exemption, from Latin exemptiō, from eximō, equivalent to exempt + -ion.

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