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waivers

waivers noun: the state of being on the waiver wire. Also the plural of waiver.

Noun

waivers

  1. (Canada, US) the state of being on the waiver wire
    • He cleared waivers at 1 p.m. ET, with no team willing to assume the approximately $3 million remaining on his contract even before his poor outing.2025 August 16, Ken Rosenthal, “Jon Gray goes unclaimed after Rangers place him on waivers: Sources”, in The Athletic, The New York Times, retrieved 06 Apr 2026
    • If Alex Petrovic beats him out for the No. 7 job, Kolyachonok could end up on waivers.2025 September 25, Corey Pronman and Harman Dayal, “NHL waiver targets: Who could be the best pickups when teams trim rosters for 2025-26 season?”, in The Athletic, The New York Times, retrieved 06...

Also used as

waivers is also the plural of waiver.

waivers is also the third-person singular simple present indicative of waiver.

Questions about waivers

What does waivers mean?
Waivers means the state of being on the waiver wire.
What part of speech is waivers?
Waivers is a noun.

Words near waivers in the dictionary

  1. waivered
  2. waiverer
  3. waiverers
  4. waiveries
  5. waivering
  6. waivers
  7. waivery
  8. waives
  9. waivest
  10. waiveth
  11. waiving

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