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exento

exempt

adjective ehk-SEHN-toh Rare

Origin: from Latin exemptus

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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