exempt
adjective /ɪɡˈzempt/Definition
› with special permission not to do or pay something: Goods exempt from this tax include books and children's clothes. Pregnant women are exempt from dental charges under the current health system.TaxationFreedom to actOpportunity
(Definition of exempt adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- (as) free as a bird idiom
- at will idiom
- autonomous adjective
- autonomy noun
- be a law unto yourself idiom
- free agent noun
- free country noun
- free hand noun
- free rein idiom
- free-form adjective
- liberated adjective
- liberating adjective
- liberation noun
- libertarian noun
- licence noun
- self-inflicted adjective
- the world is sb's oyster idiom
- think for yourself phrasal verb
- unaccountable adjective (NOT RESPONSIBLE)
- unfettered adjective
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