forfeit

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈfɔrfɪt/
• SAMPA: /fOrf@t/

• Audio (US)

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• Hyphenation: for‧feit

Verb

Plain form forfeit

Third-person singular forfeits

Past tense forfeited

Past participle forfeited

Present participle forfeiting

1. If you forfeit a something you have, etc, you lose it because you broke a law or rule.

   By failing to feed them, they forfeited their right to their children.

   When he saw that he couldn't win, he forfeited the game.

Noun

Singular forfeit

Plural forfeits

1. (countable) Forfeit is the thing that you pay or lose because you broke a law or rule.

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