waive

Speech parts

1. waive - Noun

2. waive - Verb

Meaning

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.

To turn aside; to recede.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

relinquish forfeit forgo forego dispense with foreswear throw overboard release forsaking leave pass stop drop yield surrender
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Antonyms

have control company attack contain continue
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Hypernyms

abandon

Hyponyms

kick lapse give up

Derivatives

waived waiving

Anagrams

aview

Examples

We are dispensing with formalities Source: Internet

relinquish the old ideas Source: Internet

you've forfeited your right to name your successor Source: Internet

forfeited property Source: Internet

All that said, parties to a contract are always free to waive their rights under a force majeure clause and provide refunds anyway. Source: Internet

A group of experts asked the Department of Health and Human Services to waive the statute for two years as it pertains to contingency management, but the agency refused. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

waitstate Waitt waivable waiver waiver of appraisal rights waiver wire