different between waiver vs waives

English

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman weyver, from waiver. Date: 1628.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?we?.v?(?)/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?we?.v?/
• Rhymes: -e?v?(?)
• Homophone: waver

Noun

waiver (plural waivers)

1. The act of waiving, or not insisting on, some right, claim, or privilege.
2. (law) A legal document removing some requirement, such as waiving a right (giving it up) or a waiver of liability (agreeing to hold someone blameless).

   I had to sign a waiver when I went skydiving, agreeing not to sue even if something went wrong.

3. Something that releases a person from a requirement.

   I needed a waiver from the department head to take the course because I didn't technically have the prerequisite courses.

   I needed a waiver from the zoning board for the house because the lot was so small, but they let me build because it was next to the park.

4. (obsolete) The process of waiving or outlawing a person.

Derived terms

• waivered
• loan waiver

Translations

See also

• waiver on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Verb

waiver (third-person singular simple present waivers, present participle waivering, simple past and past participle waivered)

1. (transitive) To waive (to relinquish, to forego).
   • US Department of Defense, AR 195-3 04/22/1987 Acceptance, Accreditation, and Release of United States Army Criminal Investigation Command Personnel

     The USACIDC Accreditation Division will conduct an annual reconciliation of the individual's academic achievement, through his or her unit commander, until he or she meets the waivered civilian education requirement.

2. Misspelling of waver.

Derived terms

• waiverable

Anagrams

• wavier

Old French

Verb

waiver

1. (Anglo-Norman) Alternative form of weyver

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-v, *-vs, *-vt are modified to f, s, t. This verb has irregularities in its conjugation. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

References

• waiver on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub

Spanish

Noun

waiver m (plural waivers or waiver)

1. waiver

English

Noun

waives

1. plural of waive

Verb

waives

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of waive

Anagrams

• aviews, wavies