verb
- past tense and past participle of except; excluded or left out
Usage: formal
preposition
- excluding; not including
Usage: formal; legal
Examples
- All students were invited, John excepted.
- The policy applies to everyone, management excepted.
- All days of the week excepted Sunday are working days.
- The entire class passed the test, two students excepted.
- Everyone attended the meeting, the CEO excepted.
- All items are on sale, luxury goods excepted.