exemption

Pronunciation: /ɪɡˈzɛm(p).ʃən/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun immunity from an obligation or duty
  2. noun a deduction allowed to a taxpayer because of his status (having certain dependents or being blind or being over 65 etc.)
  3. noun an act exempting someone

Etymology

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

In classic literature

Synonyms

freedom

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
unsusceptibility
Narrower (hyponyms)
impunity, indemnity, diplomatic immunity, amnesty, grandfather clause

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