Waiver — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a formal written statement of relinquishment

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/wˈeɪvɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/wˈeɪvə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/wˈeɪvə/

2 syllables Say it as /wˈeɪvɚ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

release discharge

Word Forms

release	verb	part with a possession or right
waive	verb	do without or cease to hold or adhere to
discharge	verb	release from military service

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Verzicht

eine formelle schriftliche Verzichtserklärung

🇫🇷French

renoncer

une déclaration écrite officielle de renonciation

🇪🇸Spanish

exención

una declaración formal escrita de renuncia

🇮🇹Italian

rinuncia

formale dichiarazione scritta di rinuncia

🇳🇱Dutch

vrijstelling

een formele schriftelijke verklaring van afstand

🇵🇹Portuguese

renúncia

uma declaração formal por escrito de renúncia

🇷🇺Russian

отказ

официальное письменное заявление об отказе

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अधित्याग

त्याग का एक औपचारिक लिखित बयान

🇧🇩Bengali

মওকুফ

পরিত্যাগের একটি আনুষ্ঠানিক লিখিত বিবৃতি

🇮🇳Tamil

தள்ளுபடி

ஒரு முறையான எழுத்துப்பூர்வ துறப்பு அறிக்கை

🇮🇳Telugu

మాఫీ

విరమణ యొక్క అధికారిక వ్రాతపూర్వక ప్రకటన

🇮🇳Marathi

माफी

त्यागाचे औपचारिक लिखित विधान

🇮🇳Gujarati

માફી

ત્યાગનું ઔપચારિક લેખિત નિવેદન

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮನ್ನಾ

ತ್ಯಜಿಸುವಿಕೆಯ ಔಪಚಾರಿಕ ಲಿಖಿತ ಹೇಳಿಕೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഒഴിവാക്കൽ

വിട്ടുകൊടുക്കലിൻ്റെ ഔപചാരികമായ രേഖാമൂലമുള്ള പ്രസ്താവന

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਛੋਟ

ਤਿਆਗ ਦਾ ਇੱਕ ਰਸਮੀ ਲਿਖਤੀ ਬਿਆਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

چھوٹ

ترک کرنے کا ایک رسمی تحریری بیان

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

放弃

正式的书面放弃声明

🇯🇵Japanese

権利放棄

放棄に関する正式な書面による声明

🇰🇷Korean

기권

포기에 대한 공식적인 서면 진술서

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự từ bỏ

một tuyên bố chính thức bằng văn bản về việc từ bỏ

🇹🇭Thai

สละสิทธิ์

คำแถลงการสละอย่างเป็นทางการเป็นลายลักษณ์อักษร

🇮🇩Indonesian

pengabaian

pernyataan pelepasan secara tertulis dan resmi

🇲🇾Malay

penepian

kenyataan bertulis rasmi pelepasan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

التنازل

بيان رسمي مكتوب بالتخلي

🇮🇷Persian

چشم پوشی

یک بیانیه کتبی رسمی از انصراف

🇹🇷Turkish

feragat

resmi bir yazılı feragat beyanı

🇮🇱Hebrew

ויתור

הצהרת ויתור רשמית בכתב

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The primary meaning of 'waiver' is 'a formal written statement of relinquishment'.

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Using 'waiver' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'waiver' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'waiver' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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