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• past participle of waive.
• past tense form of waive.

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

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waived

For instance, someone who purchased a $1,400 laptop in Tennessee during tax-free weekend would save $98 on the waived 7% state sales tax plus $21 to $38 on local taxes, depending on the county.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026

Sania Feagin, a 2025 first-round draft pick, was waived and signed with Portland.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026

It did manage to exploit the window in this deal, which has now been shut by the US, where sanctions on exporting its oil were briefly waived.

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026

Unpaid interest is waived if monthly minimum payments aren’t high enough to cover it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

On the upside, Dad said, the house had cost only a thousand dollars, and the owner had waived the down payment.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls