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waiver wire

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.48 in modern English

Syllables
waiver wire
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Canadian usage; American usage; Countable; Uncountable

noun

a similar period during which managers can claim a player, with successful claimants decided in various ways depending on the league.

Canadian usage; American usage; Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

"Wire" in the sense of telecommunications. The original waiver wire was "a network of telex communications where the status of all players is made known to all of the clubs".

Usage

Inflected Forms

waiver wires (plural)

Synonyms

waivers

Questions

What does waiver wire mean?
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
Where does waiver wire come from?
"Wire" in the sense of telecommunications. The original waiver wire was "a network of telex communications where the status of all players is made known to all of the clubs".

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