waiver
Americannoun
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Law.
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an intentional relinquishment of some right, interest, or the like.
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an express or written statement of such relinquishment.
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Sports. an arrangement under which a professional player is released to become available to join a different team, which must then assume the player’s existing contract.
noun
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the voluntary relinquishment, expressly or by implication, of some claim or right
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the act or an instance of relinquishing a claim or right
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a formal statement in writing of such relinquishment
Usage
What is a waiver? A waiver is an intentional or agreed upon release of your rights, usually in the form of a written contract.In the law, to waive your rights or interests is to purposely give them up. A waiver is this intentional giving up or the form that records your decision.Example: All you have to do to enter is to sign this waiver and give us your pass.
Etymology
Origin of waiver
First recorded in 1620–30; from Anglo-French weyver, noun use of weyver to waive; -er 3
Example Sentences
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One more tip in addition to those I shared last week: See if your airline has a waiver that will allow you to change your flight without the usual penalties.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
Rollins also noted that the waiver would be a boost for US farmers, who produce the ethanol that goes into the blended fuel.
From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026
For all funds, the net expense ratios match the full expense ratios, except for PVAL’s small expense waiver mentioned above, and for the Touchstone U.S.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 25, 2026
But Bessent did not go into detail about how a potential waiver would work or whether it could include rules to prevent money from the sales from flowing back to the Iranian government.
From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026
Then I pull the football waiver from my pocket and slide it into the center of the table.
From "Free Lunch" by Rex Ogle
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