Skip to main content
All words

verb

waive

do without or cease to hold or adhere to

In a sentence

Six example sentences with waive, each labelled with its topic.

  • The court asked whether the defendant wished to waive his right to a jury and be tried by a judge.

    Law

  • The bank agreed to waive the overdraft charge once she showed that the salary had arrived a day late.

    Finance

  • The league will waive the residency rule for players whose schools closed, letting them join a club across the county line.

    Basketball

  • The airline agreed to waive the change fee after the storm closed the airport for two days.

    Travel

  • The landlord waived the first month's rent to fill the empty shop before the holiday season.

    Business

  • The hospital will waive the fee for patients below the income line if they apply within thirty days.

    Medicine

Study waive until you keep it

Sign up freeOr start learning, no sign-up →

Learn English words in sentences about topics you pick, with a quick quiz. With an account, words come back for review.

Found in these word lists

Found in 4 published word lists

Each source is a published word list that contains waive. No exam board publishes an official GRE, GMAT or SAT list; GMAT words come from GRE lists and the Academic Word List.

More Business words