waived

3 definitions • 5 examples

past simple and past participle of

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.