(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
1.
If you ~ 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 ~ more than ?1.5m in profits...
He argues that murderers ~ their own right to life.
VERB: V n, V n
2.
If you ~ something, you give it up willingly, especially so that you can achieve something else.
He has ~ed a lucrative fee but feels his well-being is more important...
VERB: V n
3.
A ~ is something that you have to give up because you have done something wrong.
That is the ~ he must pay.
= penalty
N-COUNT