CEFR B2

excludes

verb

Meaning

Keeps something or someone out of a group, place, or consideration.

This price excludes tax and service fees.
The new policy excludes employees who have been with the company for less than six months.

Synonyms: leave out, omit, bar, preclude

verb

Pronunciation: ɪkˈskluːdz

Keeps something or someone out of a group, place, or consideration.

This price excludes tax and service fees.
The new policy excludes employees who have been with the company for less than six months.
His argument excludes the possibility that the error was caused by a mechanical failure.

exclude from (prepositional phrase): to prevent someone or something from being part of a group or activity — "They decided to exclude him from the final decision-making process."
exclude the possibility of (collocation): to rule out a specific outcome or explanation — "The police cannot yet exclude the possibility of foul play."

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