Vocabulary
Exempt
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
free from an obligation or liability imposed on others.
Urdu meaning
مستثنیٰ، پابندیوں سے آزاد
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- RIME Minister Shehbaz Sharif appears relieved that the IMF did not turn down Pakistan`s request to exempt fertilisers and pesticides from new taxes in the recently announced budget.
- By developing a negative list of services, which will remain exempt from the general sales tax, the province will be able to expand the scope of tax for higher revenue yields as well as simplify the levy for taxpayers.
- The only individuals exempt from US jurisdiction are foreign diplomats.
- The only individuals exempt from US jurisdiction are foreign diplomats.
- (`A reformer,` Edward Gibbon cautioned, `should be exempt from the suspicion of interest.`) Dr Singh`s personal reputation put him beyond the pale of suspicion, but it could not insulate him from the wrongdoings of more fallible colleagues.
Synonyms
free from, not liable to, not subject to, exempted, spared, excepted, excused
Antonyms
liable to, subject to
Curator example
“these patients are exempt from all charges”
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About this vocabulary section.
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Urdu equivalents where we have them, word relations, and—when generated—real lines from the editorial archive
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