waiver
waiver Lexical Profile
waiver Game Scores & Validity
• noun
The voluntary relinquishment or surrender of some known right, claim, privilege, or requirement.
"Low-income applicants may qualify for a fee waiver when submitting their university admission forms."
An official written document or legal statement recording the voluntary surrender of a right or liability.
"All participants must sign a liability waiver before entering the rock-climbing facility."
North American A procedure in professional sports by which a team relinquishes its exclusive rights to a player, making that player available to be claimed by other teams.
"The veteran pitcher was placed on waivers by the club just before the trade deadline."
Word Nuance & Usage
Do not confuse the noun 'waiver' (the voluntary relinquishment of a right or claim, or the document recording it) with the verb 'waver' (to hesitate, falter, or be undecided).
• Rhymes for waiver
Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the early 17th century from Anglo-French 'weyver' (to abandon or relinquish), where the infinitive verb ending '-er' was substantivized into a legal noun.
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