personal exemption
noun [C] US (UK personal allowance)Definition
› TAX the amount of income you can earn each year before paying tax: The personal exemption for all taxpayers has been increased by $200 to $2,600.
(Definition of personal exemption noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
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