exempt

Everyday

1. (adjective) Free from a rule, duty or payment that others must follow: Children are exempt from the charge. tree →
2. (verb) To free someone from a rule or payment: The doctor's note exempted her from PE. tree →

In the lessons

In everyday life young children may be exempt from fees, taxes or tests; in maths problems exempt people are taken out before you work out the cost. Phrases: «exempt from», «tax-exempt», «be exempted».

Examples

• Children under 5 are exempt from the entry fee. tree →
• He was exempt from PE because of his broken arm. tree →
• Food is exempt from the tax in some places. tree →
• The school exempted the team from homework for one night. tree →
• Nobody is exempt from the rules. tree →
• If 30 people go and 6 are exempt, only 24 pay. tree →
• “I hold that on account of his great losses Fionn is to be exempt from payment of damages, and that his losses are to be considered as damages.” tree →

Note

«Exempt from» (not «of»). Noun: exemption. Say «ig-ZEMPT». In maths, subtract the exempt ones first, then multiply the rest by the price.

In Jewish tradition

It means free from a duty. King Asa called everyone in Judah, and none was freed from the work of carrying away the stones.

Interpretation. The story is read as showing a king who used all the people to defend his land, though some commentators criticize Asa for relying on Aram and not on God.

Examples

• Then king Asa made a proclamation unto all Judah; none was exempted; and they carried away the stones of Ramah, and the timber thereof, wherewith Baasa had builded; and king Asa built therewith Geba of Benjamin, and Mizpah. (Prophets 1KI.15.22, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

«Exempt from» (not «of»). Noun: exemption. Say «ig-ZEMPT». In maths, subtract the exempt ones first, then multiply the rest by the price.