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The meaning of FORFEIT is something forfeited or subject to being forfeited (as for a crime, offense, or neglect of duty) : penalty. How to use forfeit in a sentence.
the action of losing the right to do or have something because you have broken a rule: by forfeit The home team could end up winning by forfeit. pay a forfeit mainly UK. to give up something, especially in a game: If you lose, you'll have to pay a forfeit.
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noun. a fine; penalty. an act of forfeiting; forfeiture. something to which the right is lost, as for commission of a crime or misdeed, neglect of duty, or violation of a contract. an article deposited in a game because of a mistake and redeemable by a fine or penalty.
verb. lose something or lose the right to something by some error, offense, or crime. “you've forfeited your right to name your successor”. “ forfeited property”. synonyms: forego, forgo, give up, throw overboard, waive. see more.
forfeit something to lose or give something up as a necessary consequence of something that you have done. If you cancel your flight, you will forfeit your deposit. Word Origin. See forfeit in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Check pronunciation: forfeit. Definition of forfeit verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
to lose the right to do something or have something because you have done something wrong: They have forfeited the right to live in society. (Definition of forfeit from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
forfeit. ( ˈfɔːfɪt) n. 1. something lost or given up as a penalty for a fault, mistake, etc. 2. the act of losing or surrendering something in this manner. 3. (Law) law something confiscated as a penalty for an offence, breach of contract, etc. 4. (Games, other than specified) ( sometimes plural)
