as in to deny
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 waive
Every year, the National Park Service waives the entrance fee at the 107 parks that charge one in honor of a significant day.
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Addy Bink, The Hill, 15 Apr. 2025
Some businesses and hotels remain closed, and local governments have been swamped with post-storm requests for building permits; many have expedited the process by waiving fees or setting up temporary remote sites to process claims.
—Emily Cochrane, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
The Heat had the opportunity to duck the luxury tax had Davion Mitchell been waived and been claimed by another team by Sunday.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 10 Apr. 2025
After a February phone call between Hegseth and Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino, the U.S. State Department claimed an agreement had been reached to waive fees for U.S. warships; Mulino later denied any such arrangement.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
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Addy Bink, The Hill, 15 Apr. 2025
Some businesses and hotels remain closed, and local governments have been swamped with post-storm requests for building permits; many have expedited the process by waiving fees or setting up temporary remote sites to process claims.
—Emily Cochrane, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
The Heat had the opportunity to duck the luxury tax had Davion Mitchell been waived and been claimed by another team by Sunday.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 10 Apr. 2025
After a February phone call between Hegseth and Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino, the U.S. State Department claimed an agreement had been reached to waive fees for U.S. warships; Mulino later denied any such arrangement.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
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“Waive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waive. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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