"waivers" means: the state of being on the waiver wire.. This is a fairly neutral word with no inherent risk attached. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than something dangerous. If your child uses it, context will usually make the meaning clear. A brief, curious question about where they heard it is generally enough to know whether to follow up.
waivers
(North America , sports) the state of being on the waiver wire.
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MAGA constantly talk about the left needing mental health treatment. Army recruiting waivers will be approved at lower levels share.google/q6M8NlhY5buN...
Ziegler was signed directly to a dev spot, so they’re at 12 active. Unless they claim someone off waivers, she should be safe.
Workshop fee waivers (no questions asked) and pay-what-you-can, when-you-can available to all who need them!
Yeah, there's no penalty for moving from dev to regular roster. Have to clear waivers the other way.
They spent two years rolling out any washed up piece of garbage they could grab off waivers in the outfield rather than give Tirso Ornelas a shot.
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(North America , sports) the state of being on the waiver wire.
"waivers" means: the state of being on the waiver wire.. This is a fairly neutral word with no inherent risk attached. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than something dangerous. If your child uses it, context will usually make the meaning clear. A brief, curious question about where they heard it is generally enough to know whether to follow up.
"waivers" means: the state of being on the waiver wire.. Register: neutral, standard English, usable in most everyday contexts. A common non-native mistake is to use the word in the wrong register, or to assume one fixed meaning when it is actually polysemous; always check the surrounding register and the audience before producing it yourself. In formal writing, prefer a neutral synonym or a short descriptive phrase, and use this word only when you have heard or read it being used naturally in a comparable context.
“MAGA constantly talk about the left needing mental health treatment. Army recruiting waivers will be approved at lower levels share.google/q6M8NlhY5buN...”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Ziegler was signed directly to a dev spot, so they’re at 12 active. Unless they claim someone off waivers, she should be safe.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Workshop fee waivers (no questions asked) and pay-what-you-can, when-you-can available to all who need them!”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Yeah, there's no penalty for moving from dev to regular roster. Have to clear waivers the other way.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“They spent two years rolling out any washed up piece of garbage they could grab off waivers in the outfield rather than give Tirso Ornelas a shot.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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- waiver86%
(noun adjunct, North America, sports) relating to waivers.
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(North America , fantasy sports) a similar period during which managers can claim a player, with successful claimants decided in various ways depending on the league.
- waiver wire77%
(North America , sports) a league-wide list to which an inexperienced player is added for a short period when cut from a team's roster; any team in the league may make a claim for the player during the period, at the end of which the lowest ranking claimant has right of first refusal, or the player may become a free agent if unclaimed.
- waiver69%
(law) A legal document removing some requirement, such as waiving a right (giving it up) or a waiver of liability (agreeing to hold someone blameless).
- waiver69%
The act of waiving, or not insisting on, some right, claim, or privilege.