exemption
UK/ig'zempʃәn/US
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Definitions
n.
Freedom from an obligation, duty, or payment that others must meet.
免除，豁免
n.
An amount of income on which one does not have to pay tax.
免税额
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedexempt + -ion (act/state) = "the state of being taken out" of a duty → a release from an obligation; in tax law, a portion of income that is taken out of what is taxed.
Root cap still carries 163 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.tax exemption税收豁免
- 2.exemption from对……的豁免
- 3.claim an exemption申请豁免
- 4.grant an exemption给予豁免
Example Sentences
- 1.
They applied for an exemption from the new regulations.
- 2.
The tax exemption saved the company thousands.