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# waive

«waive» in Mova's school dictionary: **to choose not to use it or not to demand it (formal)** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

verb (waive, waives, waived, waiving)

### meaning for a pupil

To waive a rule, fee or right is to choose not to use it or not to demand it (formal). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/waive/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In money and law, a fee can be waived, meaning you don't pay it. In school, a rule may be waived for special cases. Phrases: waive a fee, waive a rule, waive the right.

### examples

- The school waived the fee for the trip. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/waive/#x1)
- The teacher waived the homework rule this week. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/waive/#x2)
- He waived his right to a lawyer. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/waive/#x3)
- The bank waived the charge. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/waive/#x4)
- The shop waived the delivery cost. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/waive/#x5)
- They waived the late fine. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/waive/#x6)
- Finally, I have to thank those by whose kindness in waiving their rights to some of these stories, I have been enabled to compile this book. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/waive/#x7)

### note

Formal. Homophone: «wave» (to move your hand). Noun: waiver.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «waive» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/waive/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.