waive
verb (used with object)
to refrain from claiming or insisting on; give up; forgo.
have waived
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present perfectof waive.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Mobile could have waived or reduced the combined 17% hotel and tourism tax it collects.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 27, 2026
Ellie Wilson and Hannah McLaughlan have waived their right to anonymity and are now calling for changes to the parole system, which decides when certain prisoners can be released.
From BBC ● Dec. 16, 2024
Other countries that have waived visas to African nationals are Gambia, Benin and Seychelles.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 2, 2023
Mann’s children are now attending Nefesh’s religious school for free, and some Chabad rabbis have waived preschool tuition for those affected by the strikes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2023
There they are on the pavement; there they seem to come nearer to my humble level, and, virtually at least, to have waived their high privilege.
From The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 05 (of 12) by Edmund Burke
