waive

4 definitions • 7 examples

to not demand something you have a right to, or not cause a rule to be obeyed:

The bank manager waived the charge (= said we didn't have to pay), as we were old and valued customers.

If they waive (= remove) the time limit, many more applications will come in.

He persuaded the delegates to waive (= give up) their objections.

to remove a player from a team's roster (= list of players) and make that player available to other teams:

He was waived in June and signed with the Tigers in July.

In order to activate their new player, they needed to waive another from the roster.

to not demand something you have a right to or not cause a rule to be obeyed:

The bank waived the charge, because the mistake was their fault.

to decide that you will not ask for something, although you have a right to do so, or that a rule will be ignored:

waive a claim/fee/right The bank waived the overdraft fee.