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Word: Waive
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
Middle English (originally as a legal term relating to removal of the protection of the law): from an Anglo-Norman French variant of Old French gaiver ‘allow to become a waif, abandon’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
weɪv
Dialects: British English
Definition:
refrain from insisting on or using (a right or claim)
Short Definition:refrain from insisting on or using
Examples:- he will waive all rights to the money
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