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Exempt Pronunciation
Exempt is pronounced ig-ZEMPT, IPA /ɪgˈzɛmpt/.
ig-ZEMPT
US /ɪgˈzɛmpt/ · UK /ɛgˈzɛmpt/
Syllables: ig · ZEMPT (2 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
adjective and verb: Free from an obligation or a charge that applies to others.
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Exempt in a Sentence
- Children's clothing is exempt from the tax.
- Nobody is exempt from the fire drill.
- The ruling exempts anyone who signed before April.
Common Mispronunciations of Exempt
Not ik-SEMPT
This x is the voiced kind, so the word opens on ig-z and hums before the vowel arrives. A hissed ks belongs to expect.
Not ig-ZEMT
All three consonants close the word, m then p then t, with the p pressed between the other two.
Tip: Exemption keeps the same buzzing opening and the same cluster: ig-ZEMP-shuhn.
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