exemption

1. 1.

   immunity from an obligation or duty

   Synonymsfreedom

   Broaderunsusceptibility

   Narroweramnestydiplomatic immunityindemnityimpunitygrandfather clause
2. 2.

   a deduction allowed to a taxpayer because of his status (having certain dependents or being blind or being over 65 etc.)

   “additional exemptions are allowed for each dependent”

   Broadertax write-off
3. 3.

   an act exempting someone

   “he was granted immunity from prosecution”

   Synonymsimmunitygranting immunity

   Broaderrelease

   Narrowerfixofficial immunitysovereign immunityuse immunity

Other forms of exemption

plural

exemptions·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about exemption

What does exemption mean?

exemption means "immunity from an obligation or duty". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in exemption?

exemption has 3 syllables: ex-emp-tion. The stress falls on "emp". In IPA it is /ɪɡˈzɛmpʃən/.

What is another word for exemption?

Close synonyms include freedom, immunity, granting immunity. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is exemption a common word?

exemption is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.