as in denies
to officially say that you will not use or require something that you are allowed to have or that is usually required
She waived her right to a lawyer. The university waives the application fee for low-income students.
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Recent Examples of waives
And one of the core features of RAP is a generous subsidy that waives any excess interest on a rolling monthly basis for borrowers whose student loan payments aren’t high enough to cover all the interest accrual.
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Adam S. Minsky,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
The 31-year-old is inducted months after officially ending his NHL career as the Hall waives its usual three-year waiting period.
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Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
These benefits can be extended if residents are working, excused from the work requirement or are living in a county that waives the work requirement.
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Lizzie Kane,
Sacbee.com,
10 June 2026
The card also waives its annual fee for the first year, so only in year two will you be charged the $150 annual fee.
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Ryley Amond,
CNBC,
26 May 2026
However, customer service waives the set-up fee for new clients who deposit $50,000 or more.
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Amy Deyoung,
USA Today,
8 May 2026
Faxed ballots must include an Oath of Voter form, which waives confidentiality for the voter.
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Abby Hamblin,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
The groundbreaking marks the first project to move forward under an incentive program passed by the City Council earlier this year that waives certain fees, taxes and other requirements to encourage developers to pursue conversion projects.
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Ryan MacAsero,
Mercury News,
6 Apr. 2026
Harvard waives tuition entirely for undergraduates whose families earn $200,000 or less annually.
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Preston Fore,
Fortune,
25 Mar. 2026
Adam S. Minsky,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
The 31-year-old is inducted months after officially ending his NHL career as the Hall waives its usual three-year waiting period.
—
Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
These benefits can be extended if residents are working, excused from the work requirement or are living in a county that waives the work requirement.
—
Lizzie Kane,
Sacbee.com,
10 June 2026
The card also waives its annual fee for the first year, so only in year two will you be charged the $150 annual fee.
—
Ryley Amond,
CNBC,
26 May 2026
However, customer service waives the set-up fee for new clients who deposit $50,000 or more.
—
Amy Deyoung,
USA Today,
8 May 2026
Faxed ballots must include an Oath of Voter form, which waives confidentiality for the voter.
—
Abby Hamblin,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
The groundbreaking marks the first project to move forward under an incentive program passed by the City Council earlier this year that waives certain fees, taxes and other requirements to encourage developers to pursue conversion projects.
—
Ryan MacAsero,
Mercury News,
6 Apr. 2026
Harvard waives tuition entirely for undergraduates whose families earn $200,000 or less annually.
—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
25 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for waives
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The massacres, which resulted in the deaths of roughly 100,000 Polish civilians, are officially classified as a genocide by Warsaw, a characterization Kyiv denies.
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Ultimately, the novel is about reclaiming power in a world that often denies women the clarity or even the permission to name what happened to them.
Verb
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Could this be the anarchic mind that emerges when the ego relinquishes its hold?
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If a player chooses not to negotiate with the Panthers, that player will be unable to sign elsewhere, unless Carolina relinquishes his rights by not offering him a tender.
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