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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
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Usage: Canada, US, countable, uncountable
Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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Synonyms: waivers
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a similar period during which managers can claim a player, with successful claimants decided in various ways depending on the league.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Canada, US, countable, uncountable
Topics: fantasy, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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"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".