Exempt

Pronunciation: ig'zempt

1) (adj.)if somebody/something is exempt from something, they are not affected by it, do not have to do it, pay it etc.
(in compounds, forming adjectives): tax-exempt donations to charity.
The interest on the money is exempt from tax.
Some students are exempt from certain exams.


2)(verb)to give or get somebody's official permission not to do something or not to pay something they would normally have to do or pay.
His bad eyesight ewempted him from military service.
In 1983, charities were exempted from paying the tax.