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.

---

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

Waived as injured were safety Joey Blount, linebacker Vi Jones and safety Jonathan Sutherland.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 29, 2023

Waived are many of the strict guidelines that stymied applicants.

From Washington Post • Apr. 22, 2022

Waived a second time, Manis signed to play for a team in Hungary.

From New York Times • Feb. 23, 2022

Waived two more times by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 18, 2011

Waived fees are a revenue headwind but the underlying business is good, says CEO Rick Waddell.

From Forbes • Feb. 16, 2011