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Antonyms for waiver

Grammar : Noun
Spell : wey-ver
Phonetic Transcription : ˈweɪ vər

Definition of waiver

Origin :
  • "act of waiving," 1620s (modern usage is often short for waiver clause); from Anglo-French legal usage of infinitive as a noun (see waive). Baseball waivers is recorded from 1907. Other survivals of noun use of infinitives in Anglo-French legalese include disclaimer, merger, rejoinder, misnomer, ouster, retainer, attainder.
  • noun giving up; letting go
Example sentences :
  • She implored a waiver of the forfeiture in her and young Walter's favour.
  • Extract from : « Sir Walter Ralegh » by William Stebbing
  • You forgot to give me a waiver of responsibility when you talked me into varying the experiment.
  • Extract from : « The Ego Machine » by Henry Kuttner
  • I should have got the waiver from you then, but you got me all confused with Disraeli's oratory.
  • Extract from : « The Ego Machine » by Henry Kuttner
  • I believe not, indeed,” says the waiver; “many thanks to your majesty.
  • Extract from : « Humours of Irish Life » by Various
  • Let him waiver or be uncertain in his decisions and woe is it to him.
  • Extract from : « The Man in Court » by Frederic DeWitt Wells
  • They will accept your waiver and send it on to the Commission without it.
  • Extract from : « Warren Commission (7 of 26): Hearings Vol. VII (of 15) » by The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
  • Waiver — Any of the above conditions can be waived if you get permission from the copyright holder.
  • Extract from : « Makers » by Cory Doctorow
  • When the people sees that,” says the waiver to himself, “the sorra one will dar for to come near me.
  • Extract from : « The Irish Fairy Book » by Various
  • The company had refused to accede to the demands for unionization, even with a waiver of all other claims.
  • Extract from : « Mountain » by Clement Wood
  • Were you the one in the office who had the initial contact with the INS, in connection with the waiver of section 243(g)?
  • Extract from : « Warren Commission (11 of 26): Hearings Vol. XI (of 15) » by The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy

Synonyms for waiver

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