nonexempt

adjective

non·​ex·​empt ˌnän-ig-ˈzem(p)t 

: not free or released from some requirement to which others are subject : not exempt

nonexempt employees/income

Examples of nonexempt in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Better Business Bureau standard has consistently allowed only a low amount of nonexempt activity for tax-exempt organizations, Phil Hackney of the University of Pittsburgh said. — Marie Sapirie, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2026

Instead, a trustee will sell the nonexempt assets and use the proceeds to pay creditors, in line with the Bankruptcy Code, according to the United States Courts website. — Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 6 Apr. 2026

Overtime rules in Michigan remain the same, requiring that employers pay nonexempt employees 1 ½ times their regular rate of pay for hours worked over 40 in a seven-day work week. — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025

The Star wrote this past summer that about 21 staff members — of the school’s total of 80 or so exempt and nonexempt employees — wouldn’t be coming back for this school year. — Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1675, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for nonexempt

• attempt
• contempt
• exempt
• preempt
• unkempt
• empt
• tempt