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The Collaborative International Dictionary
nonexempt

nonexempt \nonexempt\ adj.

  1. Not exempt; subject to (some specified) rule. Opposite of exempt. [Narrower terms: liable to(predicate); subject, subject to(predicate)]

  2. Specifically: (U. S. Labor Law) Not exempt from the provisions of the fair labor practises act; -- a term applied mostly to persons who are hourly employees, who are required by law to be treated in certain ways. Many salaried and management personnnel are not covered by the law and are therefore exempt.

Wiktionary
nonexempt

a. 1 Not exempt. 2 (context legal English) Subject to taxation; not within any category of income to which taxes are not applied. n. One who is not exempt.

WordNet
nonexempt

  1. adj. (of goods or funds) subject to taxation; "taxable income"; "nonexempt property" [syn: taxable] [ant: nontaxable]

  2. (of persons) not exempt from an obligation or liability [ant: exempt]