transcription, транскрипция: [ fɔ:(r)fɪt ]
( forfeits, forfeiting, forfeited)
1.
If you forfeit something, you lose it or are forced to give it up because you have broken a rule or done something wrong.
He was ordered to forfeit more than £1.5m in profits...
He argues that murderers forfeit their own right to life.
VERB : V n , V n
2.
If you forfeit something, you give it up willingly, especially so that you can achieve something else.
He has forfeited a lucrative fee but feels his well-being is more important...
VERB : V n
3.
A forfeit is something that you have to give up because you have done something wrong.
That is the forfeit he must pay.
= penalty
N-COUNT