waiver

waiver

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English

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman weyver, from waiver. Date: 1628. By surface analysis, waive +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈweɪ.və(ɹ)/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈweɪ.vɚ/
  • Rhymes: -eɪvə(ɹ)
  • Homophone: waver

Noun

waiver (plural waivers)

  1. The act of waiving, or not insisting on, some right, claim, or privilege.
  2. (law) A legal document removing some requirement, such as waiving a right (giving it up) or a waiver of liability (agreeing to hold someone blameless).
    • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:waiver.
  3. Something that releases a person from a requirement.
  4. (obsolete) The process of waiving or outlawing a person.

Derived terms

  • waivered
  • loan waiver
  • waiver wire

Translations

See also

  • waiver on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Verb

waiver (third-person singular simple present waivers, present participle waivering, simple past and past participle waivered)

  1. (transitive) To waive (to relinquish, to forego).
  2. Misspelling of waver.

Derived terms

  • waiverable

Translations

Anagrams

  • wavier

Old French

Verb

waiver

  1. (Anglo-Norman) Alternative form of weyver

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-v, *-vs, *-vt are modified to f, s, t. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

References

  • waiver on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub

Spanish

Noun

waiver m (plural waivers or waiver)

  1. waiver

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