exempt

befreit

Nicht verpflichtet, eine bestimmte Regel einzuhalten oder etwas zu bezahlen, was andere bezahlen müssen.

In einfachem Englisch: Not required to follow a particular rule or pay something that other people must.

• Some students are exempt from fees.
• This income is exempt from tax.
• Are older workers exempt from the new requirement?

So benutzt man es: be exempt from something (Children under five are exempt from the entrance fee.)

Synonyme: excused

Gegenteile: liable

Häufige Wendungen: exempt from tax, exempt from something, tax exempt

befreien

Jemandem offiziell erlauben, eine Regel nicht einzuhalten, eine Pflicht nicht zu erfüllen oder eine Gebühr nicht zu zahlen.

In einfachem Englisch: To officially allow someone not to follow a rule, do a duty, or pay a charge.

• The school exempts younger children.
• The government exempted charities from the charge.
• Does this rule exempt you from paying?

So benutzt man es: exempt someone/something from something (The law exempts small businesses from this tax.)

Synonyme: excuse, release

Häufige Wendungen: exempt someone, exempt someone from something, exempt certain groups

Befreiter

Eine Person, die etwas nicht tun muss, wozu andere verpflichtet sind.

In einfachem Englisch: A person who does not have to do something that others are required to do.

• He was listed as an exempt.
• The clerk recorded the names of all exempts.
• Each exempt had to provide proof of release from service.

Häufige Wendungen: an exempt, registered exempt, classified as exempt