Waive

Definition of waive:

part of speech: participle

Waiving.

part of speech: verb

To give up claim to; not to insist on.

part of speech: verb

To relinquish for the present: to give up claim to: not to insist on a right or claim.

part of speech: noun

Waiver.

part of speech: participle

Waived.

Usage examples for waive:

• Marjorie was so sweet and patient as she sat at home, while King and Kitty started off for the Jinks Club, that Mrs. Maynard was tempted to waive the punishment and send her along, too. "Marjorie's Busy Days", Carolyn Wells.

• If this sum is handed over to me promptly, I will waive all rights to the balance that is due me, in writing. "The Goose Man", Jacob Wassermann.

• The fact that I had been stopping in it gave me no right that I was not happy to waive "More Tish", Mary Roberts Rinehart.