waive 
waive (wāv)
transitive verb waived, waiv′·ing
- to give up or forgo (a right, claim, privilege, etc.)
- to refrain from insisting on or taking advantage of
- to put off until later; postpone; defer
- Law to forgo or relinquish voluntarily (a right, privilege, claim, etc. which one is legally entitled to enforce)
- Sports to put (a player) on waivers
Etymology: ME weiven < Anglo-Fr waiver, to renounce, abandon < ON veifa, to fluctuate: see waif
waive
v.
waive suggests a voluntary giving up by refraining from insisting on one's right or claim to something to waive a jury trial; relinquish implies a giving up of something desirable and connotes compulsion or the force of necessity we will not relinquish our advantage; abandon, in this connection, implies a complete and final relinquishment, as because of weariness, discouragement, etc. do not abandon hope; forgo implies the denial to oneself of something, as for reasons of expediency or altruism I must forgo the pleasure of your company this evening
v
- To voluntarily give up, abandon, or surrender a right, privilege or claim. Usually, a right may only be waived if the person so doing has full knowledge of what the consequences might be.
- To abstain from insisting on a formality, such as an extradition hearing prior to extradition.
Subject
- agreement: Fees for study are waived by agreement but students are responsible for travel and living costs.
Object
- disqualification: It will not waive disqualification in relation to any later event.
- privilege: A deceased client's personal representative or a bankrupt client's trustee in bankruptcy can waive privilege.
- exemption: NB For the right to waive exemption see part 4 - Election to Tax.
- breach: If at any time we waive a breach of contract on your part, these terms will continue to apply in full.
- fee: Do you ever reduce or waive the test fee?
- objection: You agree to waive any objection that the English Courts in the United Kingdom are an inconvenient forum.
Preposition: at
- discretion: Late Fee charges may be waived at the discretion of the Student Fees Controller without prejudice.
Modifying Another Word
- irrevocably: You also warrant that any " moral rights " in posted materials have been irrevocably waived by the appropriate authors.
- unconditionally: The benefit of any such condition, warranty or representation by Careers in Logistics is hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waived by the Client.
- hereby: You hereby waive any claim you might have against us with respect to such other sites.
- kindly: Note: ZDNet kindly waived its fee for permission to use this article.
- usually: Discount brokers usually waive or discount the initial charge, as no advice has been provided.
- even: He might even waive off some part of your unpaid loan balance.
Used with why or when
- where: This fee will be waived where files or email have or may have been lost through equipment or software failure.
Preposition: in
- circumstance: The academic fee may be reduced or waived in special circumstances.
- respect: This rule is waived in respect of small items such that have a value not exceeding £ 10.
- case: Part III study may be waived in exceptional cases.
Preposition: of
- fee: Accounts required for club purposes i.e. regatta secretary will be waived of the fee for the duration of your appointment.
Preposition: by
- agreement: Fees for study are waived by agreement but students are responsible for travel and living costs.
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