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- DictionaryWaive/wāv/
verb
- 1. refrain from insisting on or using (a right or claim): "he will waive all rights to the money"
1. a. : to relinquish (something, such as a legal right) voluntarily. waive a jury trial. b. : to refrain from pressing or enforcing (something, such as a claim or rule) : forgo. waive the fee. 2. : to put off from immediate consideration : postpone.
WAIVE definition: 1. to not demand something you have a right to, or not cause a rule to be obeyed: 2. to remove a…. Learn more.
Waive definition: to refrain from claiming or insisting on; give up; forgo. See examples of WAIVE used in a sentence.
WAIVE meaning: 1. to not demand something you have a right to, or not cause a rule to be obeyed: 2. to remove a…. Learn more.
Waive comes from a Middle English word meaning to abandon; the word waif, which refers to a neglected or orphaned child, shares the same root. However, while abandoning a child on a street corner is not okay, waiving one's right to do something is in most cases perfectly acceptable.
Definition of waive verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
3 meanings: 1. to set aside or relinquish 2. to refrain from enforcing (a claim) or applying (a law, penalty, etc) 3. to defer.... Click for more definitions.
1. to refrain from claiming or insisting on; forgo: to waive one's rank. 2. to relinquish (a right) intentionally: to waive an option. 3. to put aside, esp. for the time; defer or dispense with: to waive formalities. 4. to dismiss from consideration or discussion.
To refrain from insisting on or enforcing (a rule, penalty, or requirement, for example); dispense with. To refrain from engaging in, sometimes temporarily; cancel or postpone. Let's waive our discussion of that problem. To put off until later; postpone; defer.
WAIVE definition: 1. to allow someone not to obey the usual rule or not to pay the usual amount of money: 2. to…. Learn more.
