FORFEIT


Meaning of FORFEIT in English

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

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