Meanings
plural exemptions
- countableuncountableThe state of being exempt; immunity.
1 more example
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.
2023 June 2, Tami Luhby, “Here’s who would have to work for government benefits – and who wouldn’t – under the debt ceiling package”, in CNNSynonyms: quittance
- countableuncountableA deduction from the normal amount of taxes.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn act of exempting.
nounThe state of being exempt; immunity.
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Origin
- Latinexemptiō
- Old Frenchexemption
- Englishexemption
From Old French exemption, from Latin exemptiō, from eximō, equivalent to exempt + -ion.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek ἄφεσις, ἄφεσις
- ἄφεσις (áphesis)act of exempting
- ἄφεσις (áphesis)state of being exempt; immunity
Bulgarian освобождаване
- освобождаване (osvoboždavane)act of exempting
Catalan exempció
- exempcióact of exempting
Chinese Mandarin 豁免
- 豁免 (huòmiǎn)act of exempting
Czech výjimka
- výjimkastate of being exempt; immunity
Danish fritagelse, dispensation
- fritagelseact of exempting
- dispensationact of exempting
- immunitetact of exempting
- fritagelsestate of being exempt; immunity
- toldfriheddeduction from the normal amount of taxes
Dutch vrijstelling, ontheffing
- vrijstellingact of exempting
- ontheffingact of exempting
- exemptiestate of being exempt; immunity
Finnish vapauttaminen, vapautus
- vapauttaminenact of exempting
- vapautusstate of being exempt; immunity
- koskemattomuusstate of being exempt; immunity
- verovähennysdeduction from the normal amount of taxes
- vähennysdeduction from the normal amount of taxes
French exemption
- exemptionact of exempting
German Befreiung, Freistellung
- Befreiungact of exempting
- Freistellungact of exempting
- Ausnahme(regelung)act of exempting
- Ausnahmebestimmungact of exempting
- Befreiungstate of being exempt; immunity
- Freistellungstate of being exempt; immunity
- Immunitätstate of being exempt; immunity
- Freibetragdeduction from the normal amount of taxes
- Freiseinfreedom from a defect or weakness
Greek απαλλαγή, απαλλαγή
- απαλλαγή (apallagí)act of exempting
- απαλλαγή (apallagí)state of being exempt; immunity
Hungarian mentesítés, mentesülés
- mentesítésact of exempting
- mentesülésact of exempting
- felmentésact of exempting
- mentességstate of being exempt; immunity
- adómentességdeduction from the normal amount of taxes
- adókedvezménydeduction from the normal amount of taxes
- mentességfreedom from a defect or weakness
Irish díolúine, díolmhú
- díolúineact of exempting
- díolmhúact of exempting
- díolúinededuction from the normal amount of taxes
Italian esenzione, immunità
- esenzioneact of exempting
- immunitàstate of being exempt; immunity
- esenzionededuction from the normal amount of taxes
Māori kapenga, whakawāteatanga
- kapengaact of exempting
- whakawāteatangaact of exempting
- whakawāteatangastate of being exempt; immunity
Norwegian immunitet, fradrag
- immunitetstate of being exempt; immunity
- fradragdeduction from the normal amount of taxes
Norwegian Bokmål fritagelse, dispensasjon
- fritagelseact of exempting
- dispensasjonact of exempting
Persian بخشودگی, بخشایش
- بخشودگی (baxšudegi)act of exempting
- بخشایش (baxšāyeš)act of exempting
- بخشودگی (baxšudegi)state of being exempt; immunity
- بخشودگی (baxšudegi)deduction from the normal amount of taxes
Polish wykluczanie
- wykluczanieact of exempting
Portuguese isenção, imunidade
- isençãoact of exempting
- imunidadestate of being exempt; immunity
Russian освобожде́ние, исключе́ние
- освобожде́ние (osvoboždénije)act of exempting
- исключе́ние (isključénije)act of exempting
- иммуните́т (immunitét)state of being exempt; immunity
- льго́та (lʹgóta)deduction from the normal amount of taxes
Spanish exención, eximición
- exenciónact of exempting
- eximiciónact of exempting
- exenciónstate of being exempt; immunity
- eximiciónstate of being exempt; immunity
Turkish muafiyet, muafiyet
- muafiyetact of exempting
- muafiyetstate of being exempt; immunity
- vergi muafiyetideduction from the normal amount of taxes
Ukrainian звільнення
- звільнення (zvilʹnennja)act of exempting
Vietnamese sự miễn trừ
- sự miễn trừact of exempting
Cite this entry
exemption. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exemption
“exemption.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exemption. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “exemption,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exemption.
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