waive
IPA: wˈeɪv
noun
- (obsolete, law) A woman put out of the protection of the law; an outlawed woman.
- (obsolete) A waif; a castaway.
verb
- (transitive, law) To relinquish (a right etc.); to give up claim to; to forgo.
- (particularly) To relinquish claim on a payment or fee which would otherwise be due.
- (now rare) To put aside, avoid.
- (obsolete) To outlaw (someone).
- (obsolete) To abandon, give up (someone or something).
- (obsolete) To move from side to side; to sway.
- (intransitive, obsolete) To stray, wander.
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Examples of "waive" in Sentences
- Who would want to waive that
- He waived the fortune from his dad.
- The man waived the prize by his boss.
- Palike waived garbage to bulk generators.
- He waived his hand trying to hitch a car.
- The president is willing to waive the ban.
- Proponents of the measure may move to waive the rule.
- The Supreme Court may reconfirm or waive the sentences.
- In the heat of the moment in the boardroom, he waived his exemption.
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