waiving

Meaning of waiving

verb, gerund or present participle
  1. refrain from insisting on or using (a right or claim).
    he will waive all rights to the money

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’.

Information about waiving

  • It is a verb.
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Hyphenation of waiving

waiv-ing

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
  • waiving is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

waiving synonyms

Meaning voluntarily cease to keep or claim; give up:

relinquish

Meaning refuse or resign a right or position, especially one as an heir or trustee:

renounce

Meaning cease to support or look after (someone); desert:

abandon

Meaning dismiss as inadequate, unacceptable, or faulty:

reject

Meaning give up or hand over (a person, right, or possession), typically on compulsion or demand:

surrender

Meaning produce or provide (a natural, agricultural, or industrial product):

yield

Meaning give up (power or territory):

cede

Meaning fail to fulfil or undertake (a responsibility or duty):

abdicate

Meaning solemnly renounce (a belief, cause, or claim):

abjure

Meaning give up (something valued) for the sake of other considerations:

sacrifice

Meaning indicate or show that one is not willing to do something:

refuse

Meaning reject with disdain or contempt:

spurn

waiving antonyms

Meaning state or assert that something is the case, typically without providing evidence or proof:

claim

Meaning follow or chase (someone or something):

pursue

Words that rhyme with waiving

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