waive Synonyms

waive Meaning

Wordnet

waive (v)

do without or cease to hold or adhere to

lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime

Webster

waive (v. t.)

A waif; a castaway.

A woman put out of the protection of the law. See Waive, v. t., 3 (b), and the Note.

To relinquish; to give up claim to; not to insist on or claim; to refuse; to forego.

To throw away; to cast off; to reject; to desert.

To throw away; to relinquish voluntarily, as a right which one may enforce if he chooses.

To desert; to abandon.

Webster

waive (v. i.)

To turn aside; to recede.

FAQs About the word waive

do without or cease to hold or adhere to, lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crimeA waif; a castaway., A woman put out of the

deny, relinquish, disavow, abdicate, renounce, resign, abjure, surrender,cede, disown

claim, appropriate, assume, protect, protect,assume, appropriate, claim, arrogate, seize

The company decided to waive late payment fees for customers affected by the storm.

The judge waived the defendant's bail condition to allow them to travel for medical reasons.

The university waived the tuition fees for students who had financial difficulties.

The insurance company waived the deductible for policyholders who suffered extensive damage during the flood.