/ ɪgˈzempʃn; NAmE / noun
1.
[ U , C ] exemption (from sth) official permission not to do sth or pay sth that you would normally have to do or pay :
She was given exemption from the final examination.
2.
[ C ] a part of your income that you do not have to pay tax on :
a tax exemption on money donated to charity
••
WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : from Old French , or from Latin exemptio(n-) , from eximere take out, free.