exemption vs discharge

discharge vs exemption

exemption and discharge both are nouns.

exemption is not a verb while discharge is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
exemption	Yes	No	No	No
discharge	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, discharge is a hypernym of exemption; that is, discharge is a word with a broader meaning than exemption:

exemption: an act exempting someone
discharge: a formal written statement of relinquishment

Other hypernyms of exemption include release, waiver.

exemption (noun)	discharge (noun)
an act exempting someone	the act of discharging a gun
a deduction allowed to a taxpayer because of his status (having certain dependents or being blind or being over 65 etc.)	the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)
immunity from an obligation or duty	a formal written statement of relinquishment
	the act of venting
	the sudden giving off of energy
	the pouring forth of a fluid
	electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field
	any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body
	a substance that is emitted or released

exemption (verb)	discharge (verb)
	eliminate (a substance)
	become empty or void of its content
	pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
	release from military service
	cause to go off
	go off or discharge
	pour forth or release
	remove the charge from
	remove (cargo, people, etc.) from and leave
	complete or carry out
	free from obligations or duties

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