WAIVER


Meaning of WAIVER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈwā-vər ]

noun

Etymology: Anglo-French weyver, from waiver, verb

Date: 1628

1. : the act of intentionally relinquishing or abandoning a known right, claim, or privilege ; also : the legal instrument evidencing such an act

2. : the act of a club's waiving the right to claim a professional ball player who is being removed from another club's roster — often used in the phrase on waivers denoting the process by which a player to be removed from a roster is made available to other clubs

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.