English Explanatory Dictionary

waiver

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act of waiving, or not insisting on, some right, claim, or privilege.
  2. A legal document removing some requirement, such as waiving a right (giving it up) or a waiver of liability (agreeing to hold someone blameless).
  3. relating to waivers
  4. Something that releases a person from a requirement.
  5. The process of waiving or outlawing a person.
verb
  1. To waive (to relinquish, to forego).
  2. Misspelling of waver.

Pronunciation

/ˈweɪ.və(ɹ)/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-waiver.wav /ˈweɪ.vɚ/

Word forms

waiver waivers waivering waivered

Etymology

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

Derived words

waivered loan waiver waiver wire waiverable
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