Definitions for waive

waive waive

Spelling: [weyv]
IPA: /weɪv/

Waive is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 39 anagrams from letters in waive (aeivw).

Definitions for waive

verb (used with object)

  1. to refrain from claiming or insisting on; give up; forgo:
  2. Law. to relinquish (a known right, interest, etc.) intentionally.
  3. to put aside for the time; defer; postpone; dispense with:
  4. to put aside or dismiss from consideration or discussion:

Origin of waive

1250-1300; Middle English weyven Anglo-French weyver to make a waif (of someone) by forsaking or outlawing (him or her)

Examples for waive

Hastert stopped short of saying Boehner should waive the Hastert Rule.

"We might waive the formalities in the interests of justice," purred the Lieutenant.

Francis opted to waive the requisite second miracle for John XXIII usually needed for non-martyrs to reach sainthood.

But the urgency that his task dictated caused him to waive the point.

But now Yanukovych has signaled that he refuses to waive even a bit of his power.

This is not the point before me; but, however, I waive that objection.

Most of the defendants had been convinced to waive their right to a lawyer.

That vote will surely go along party lines, meaning the committee will decide that she did waive them, but so what?

"Well, we can afford to waive it," said counsel, with a superior smile.

Very honorable indeed; but at this moment we must waive a punctilio.

Word Value for waive
Scrable

11

Words with friends

12

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