1. An informal farewell remark
   - cheers [Brit, informal], chin-chin [Brit, informal], toodle-oo [informal], toodle-pip [Brit, informal], ta-ta [Brit, informal], ta-ra [UK, informal], goodbye, bye-bye [informal], good-bye [N. Amer], good-by [US], farewell, sayonara [US, informal], so long [informal], vale [archaic]

1. An automatic advance to the next round in a tournament without playing an opponent
   "he had a bye in the first round";
   - pass
    
2. A farewell remark
   "they said their good-byes"; "She bid her friends bye-bye before departing for her long journey";
   - adieu, adios, arrivederci, auf wiedersehen, au revoir, bye-bye, cheerio [Brit, informal], good-by [US], goodby [US], good-bye [N. Amer], goodbye, good day, sayonara [US], so long [informal], farewell

Sounds like: buy, by, bi

Derived forms: byes

Type of: conceding, concession, farewell, word of farewell, yielding

Encyclopedia: Bye, James