Also means
free from (an obligation)
Usage Note
Exento means released or free from an obligation, tax, or requirement: exento de impuestos (tax-exempt), exento de responsabilidad (exempt from liability). It agrees in gender and number: exento/exenta/exentos/exentas. It is an adjective, never a verb form.
Examples
"Los productos básicos están exentos de IVA."
Natural Translation
Basic goods are exempt from VAT.

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