waive
Use Waive in a sentence
verb (used with object), waived, waiv·ing.
1.
to refrain from claiming or insisting on; give up; forgo: to waive one's right; to waive one's rank; to waive honors.
2.
Law. to relinquish (a known right, interest, etc.) intentionally.
3.
to put aside for the time; defer; postpone; dispense with: to waive formalities.
4.
to put aside or dismiss from consideration or discussion: waiving my attempts to explain.
Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English weyven < Anglo-French weyver to make a waif (of someone) by forsaking or outlawing (him or her)
1250–1300; Middle English weyven < Anglo-French weyver to make a waif (of someone) by forsaking or outlawing (him or her)
Related forms
un·waived, adjective
Synonyms
1. resign, renounce, surrender, remit.
1. resign, renounce, surrender, remit.
Antonyms
1. demand.
1. demand.
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waive (weɪv) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to set aside or relinquish: to waive one's right to something |
| 2. | to refrain from enforcing (a claim) or applying (a law, penalty, etc) |
| 3. | to defer |
| [C13: from Old Northern French weyver, from waif abandoned; see | |
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Word Origin & History
waive
c.1300, from Anglo-Fr. weyver "to abandon, waive," O.Fr. weyver, guever "to abandon, give back," probably from a Scand. source akin to O.N. veifa "to swing about," from P.Gmc. *waibijanan (see waif). In M.E. legal language, used of rights, goods, or women. Waiver "act of waiving"
is from 1628 (modern usage is often short for waiver clause); baseball waivers is recorded from 1907.
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Example sentences
If there's a storm, airlines often will waive change fees.
Premiums are collected on a pre-tax basis automatically, unless you waive this treatment.
Both sides generally waive any claims about remarks made up to the time they actually sign the separation agreement.
If that happens, the airline will waive fees it usually charges for changed travel plans.
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