waived

American  

[weyvd] / weɪvd /

adjective

1. set aside or dispensed with.

   We offer many benefits to individuals with military experience, including waived fees, reduced tuition, and lifetime career services.

2. Law. (of a known right, interest, etc.) intentionally relinquished.

   Waived health plan coverage cannot be reinstated retroactively.

3. Sports. (of a professional player) released on a waiver; released by a team and made available to join another team, which must assume the player’s existing contract.

   Under their rules, if only one team claims a waived player, he can be traded immediately, but if more than one team puts in a claim, the player can't be traded for thirty days.

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verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of waive.

Other Word Forms

• unwaived adjective

Etymology

Origin of waived

First recorded in 1250–1300; waive ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

The service, which is owned by Elon Musk, also waived subscription fees for Iranian users.

From BBC

While the penalty is waived for such former workers, the normal taxes must still be paid and there will be mandatory federal tax withholding of 20% on any distributions made.

From MarketWatch

Then, if their graduates go to work for nonprofits, much of their debt can be waived under the federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness program.

From The Wall Street Journal

They waived their right to anonymity to name Cunningham.

From BBC

He spoke only once in court, when the judge asked if he waived his right to be arraigned Wednesday.

From The Wall Street Journal