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How to pronounce waive in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms dispense with, forego, foreswear, forgo, relinquish
Has types give up, kick
Derivation waiver
Type Words
Synonyms forego, forfeit, forgo, give up, throw overboard
Type of abandon
Has types lapse
Derivation waiver

Examples of waive

waive
She has asked me to waive our no-pet policy so that she can have a pet parakeet.
From the sfgate.com
Victims who agree to the deal waive their right to sue the state and the school.
From the usatoday.com
The convention center will waive most of those fees, except for $93,000 in rent.
From the charlotteobserver.com
Details vary, but most waive the savings account fee for CharlotteSaves members.
From the charlotteobserver.com
Sunday is best for museum-hopping, as many key venues waive their entrance fees.
From the guardian.co.uk
Employees can neither waive their FLSA protections nor abridge them by contract.
From the en.wikipedia.org
They plan to waive Wesley once Simmons passes a physical and the trade is final.
From the sportingnews.com
The Department of Agriculture has a program to waive permit fees for nonprofits.
From the kansas.com
Some colleges waive their fees or earn them by offering guidance and oversight.
From the economist.com
More examples
  • Do without or cease to hold or adhere to; "We are dispensing with formalities"; "relinquish the old ideas"
  • Forfeit: lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime; "you've forfeited your right to name your successor"; "forfeited property"
  • (waiver) release: a formal written statement of relinquishment
  • A waiver is the voluntary or surrender of some known right or privilege.
  • Waivers may refer to: *Waiver, a giving up of rights.
  • A woman put out of the protection of the law; an outlawed woman; To outlaw (someone); To abandon, give up (someone or something); To relinquish (a right etc.); to give up claim to; to forego; To put aside, avoid
  • (waiver) The act of waiving, or not insisting on, some right, claim, or privilege; A legal document releasing some requirement, such as waiving a right (giving it up) or a waiver of liability (agreeing to hold someone blameless). ...
  • (WAIVER) To voluntarily give up or surrender a right.
  • (Waiver) A written acknowledgement that a passenger has declined something.