Both Uses
waive
in
The Glass Castle
(Edited)
- On the upside, Dad said, the house had cost only a thousand dollars, and the owner had waived the down payment.
p. 151.4waived = not required
- I played football with the boys, who would waive their guys-only rule and let me join a team if they were short a player.
p. 159.4 *waive = not enforce
Definitions:
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(1)
(waive as in: waive the right) not enforce something to which one would otherwise be entitled
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(2)
(waive as in: waive the discussion) not engage in
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(3)
(waive as in: waive the player) the release of a player from a sports team's roster while maintaining the payment contract (which another team can replace)
- (4) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)