Betekenis van waive In het Nederlands

• 0 to not demand something you have a right to, or not cause a rule to be obeyed:

  • The bank manager waived the charge (= said we didn't have to pay), as we were old and valued customers.

  • If they waive (= remove) the time limit, many more applications will come in.

  • He persuaded the delegates to waive (= give up) their objections.

• 1 to not demand something you have a right to or not cause a rule to be obeyed:

  • The bank waived the charge, because the mistake was their fault.

• 2 to decide that you will not ask for something, although you have a right to do so, or that a rule will be ignored:

  • waive a claim/fee/right The bank waived the overdraft fee.