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Meanings of exempt in English

Catalan
alleugerir
Spanish
liberar

Grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to.

alleugerir
Portuguese
eximir
Catalan
disculpar
Spanish
liberar

Grant exemption or release to.

eximir
Portuguese
isento
Catalan
lliure
Spanish
libre

(Of persons) freed from or not subject to an obligation or liability (as e.g. taxes) to which others or other things are subject.

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isento

(Of goods or funds) not subject to taxation.

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Examples for "nontaxable"
Examples for "nontaxable"
1
Some dividend recap payouts are not considered qualified dividends but nontaxable returns of capital to investors.
Reuters
Usage of exempt in English
1
Victoria's Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton said children under 12 are exempt.
News.com.au
2
Many companies now exempt certain sites or services from customers' data limits.
Wired
3
Technology should not be used to exempt government agencies from the Constitution.
Reuters
4
Pensioners and war veterans could soon be exempt from these payments, however.
The South African
5
Journeys within the Common Travel Area will be exempt from these measures.
The South African
6
Doenitz and Speer, as leaders in the new German government, were exempt.
Red inferno: 1945
7
The company claims its activities are educational and therefore exempt from VAT.
The Irish Times
8
Only unaccompanied children younger than 14 years of age will be exempt.
The Irish Times
9
The New York Times reported the probe involved the group's tax-exempt status.
Reuters
10
Current refundings of debt within the 90-day call date window remain tax-exempt.
Reuters
11
The family home is exempt, as it is in most other countries.
Radio NZ
12
Israel is not exempt from the problem I have with romantic nationalism.
The Guardian
13
London buses are exempt because they meet the emissions standard, TfL said.
BBC
14
I am not exempt, and ask now, shall I tend the herds?
Ben-Hur
15
Then the State can come in and yank your tax exempt status.
The new yorker
16
Of course, people on proven minimal income or assets would be exempt.
The Irish Times
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South Africa
Common
New Zealand
Common
Australia
Common
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