waiver

[ wey-ver ]

/ ˈweɪ vər /

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noun Law.

an intentional relinquishment of some right, interest, or the like.

an express or written statement of such relinquishment.

Nearby words

waitressing, waitron, waitstaff, waitz, waive, waiver, waiver of premium, wajda, waka, wakamatsu, wakame

Origin of waiver

1620–30; < Anglo-French weyver, noun use of weyver to waive; see -er³

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Examples from the Web for waiver

As of 2012, there are over 523,000 people across the country on Medicaid waiver lists; over 309,000 of those people have I/DD.
Medicaid Will Give You Money for At-Home Care, but You Might Wait Years|Elizabeth Picciuto|December 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Because Medicaid is not required to cover HCBS, because a waiver is not an entitlement, there are long waits for waivers.
Medicaid Will Give You Money for At-Home Care, but You Might Wait Years|Elizabeth Picciuto|December 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The waiver waitlists are long enough if you live in one state without moving.
Medicaid Will Give You Money for At-Home Care, but You Might Wait Years|Elizabeth Picciuto|December 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Michigan waiver benefits include, besides the staff at home, respite care and environmental adaptations.
The Mommy Blogger Who Tried to Kill Her Autistic Daughter Talks to Dr. Phil|Elizabeth Picciuto|October 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST

If they want to continue aid to the Egyptian government, they should ask Congress for a waiver.
Obama’s Partial Aid Suspension Unlikely to Influence Egypt|Josh Rogin|October 9, 2013|DAILY BEAST
So Soviet citizens who were relatives of American citizens could receive a waiver of these sanctions.
Warren Commission (5 of 26): Hearings Vol. V (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
You forgot to give me a waiver of responsibility when you talked me into varying the experiment.
The Ego Machine|Henry Kuttner
The company had refused to accede to the demands for unionization, even with a waiver of all other claims.
Mountain|Clement Wood
And also she has some information concerning the waiver for Marina under 243(g).
Warren Commission (5 of 26): Hearings Vol. V (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
Philadelphia got him at the waiver price and he was among the lot in the newspapers marked “Those who also joined.”
Pitching in a Pinch|Christy Mathewson

British Dictionary definitions for waiver

waiver

/ (ˈweɪvə) /

noun

the voluntary relinquishment, expressly or by implication, of some claim or right

the act or an instance of relinquishing a claim or right

a formal statement in writing of such relinquishment

Word Origin for waiver

C17: from Old Northern French weyver to relinquish, waive

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