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# exemption

noun (an exemption, exemptions; uncountable)

«exemption» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. An exemption is official permission not to do something that others must do. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exemption/#m1)
2. (money) A tax exemption means you do not have to pay a certain tax. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exemption/#m2)

### In the lessons

School (exemption from PE with a note, exemption from a uniform rule for religious reasons), money and law (tax exemptions), formal notices.

### Examples

- Tom has an exemption from PE because of his broken arm. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exemption/#x1)
- Charities get an exemption from some taxes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exemption/#x2)
- There is no exemption from the safety rules. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exemption/#x3)
- She asked the head for an exemption from the uniform rule. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exemption/#x4)
- The exemption lasts until his leg heals. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exemption/#x5)
- Exemptions are given only with a parent's letter. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exemption/#x6)

### Note

Adjective: exempt (exempt from something). Spelling: ex-EMP-tion, with a p.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «exemption» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exemption/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«exemption» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/exemption.html) on Mova free.