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for·feit  (fôrft)

n.

1. Something surrendered or subject to surrender as punishment for a crime, an offense, an error, or a breach of contract.

2. Games

a. Something placed in escrow and then redeemed after payment of a fine.

b. forfeits A game in which forfeits are demanded.

3. A forfeiture.

adj.

Lost or subject to loss through forfeiture.

tr.v. for·feit·ed, for·feit·ing, for·feits

1. To surrender, be deprived of, or give up the right to on account of a crime, an offense, an error, or a breach of contract.

2. To subject to seizure as a forfeit.

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[Middle English forfet, crime, penalty, from Old French forfait, past participle of forfaire, to commit a crime, act outside the law : fors-, beyond; see foreclose + faire, to do; see feasible.]

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forfeit·a·ble adj.

forfeit·er n.

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forfeit [for-fit]

Noun

something lost or given up as a penalty for a fault, mistake, etc.

Verb

to lose as a forfeit

Adjective

lost as a forfeit [Old French forfet offence]

forfeiture n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	forfeit - something that is lost or surrendered as a penalty; forfeiture loss - something that is lost; "the car was a total loss"; "loss of livestock left the rancher bankrupt"
	2.	forfeit - a penalty for a fault or mistake that involves losing or giving up something; "the contract specified forfeits if the work was not completed on time" forfeiture penalty - a payment required for not fulfilling a contract
	3.	forfeit - the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc. sacrifice, forfeiture human action, human activity, act, deed - something that people do or cause to happen
Verb	1.	forfeit - lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime; "you've forfeited your right to name your successor"; "forfeited property" give up, throw overboard, waive, forego, forgo abandon - forsake, leave behind; "We abandoned the old car in the empty parking lot" lapse - let slip; "He lapsed his membership" arrogate, lay claim, claim - demand as being one's due or property; assert one's right or title to; "He claimed his suitcases at the airline counter"; "Mr. Smith claims special tax exemptions because he is a foreign resident"
Adj.	1.	forfeit - surrendered as a penalty confiscate, forfeited lost - not gained or won; "a lost battle"; "a lost prize"

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forfeit

noun 1. penalty, fine, damages, forfeiture, loss, mulct, amercement (obsolete)

verb 2. relinquish, lose, give up, surrender, renounce, be deprived of, say goodbye to, be stripped of

Translations

forfeit [ˈfɔːfɪt] n (in game) → prenda

vt → perder (derecho a)

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forfeit [ˈfɔːfɪt] n → prix m, rançon f

vt → perdre [+ one's life, health]; payer de

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forfeit [ˈfɔːfɪt] n → Strafe f, Buße f

vt (right) → verwirken;

(friendship etc) → verlieren;

(one's happiness, health) → einbüßen

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forfeit [ˈfɔːfɪt] n → ammenda, pena

vt → perdere [+ one's happiness, health]; giocarsi

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forfeit

n forfeit [ˈfoːfit]

something that must be given up because one has done something wrong, especially in games If you lose the game you will have to pay a forfeit. vervals تَنازُل، خَسارَه глоба pokuta pris die (Geld)Buße ποινή, τίμημα multa trahv, pant تاوان؛ جریمه sakko, pantti gage עוֹנֶש, קְנָס जुर्माना globa, kazna, gubitak prava zálog denda gjald, sekt; sviptir multa, pegno 罰金 벌금 bauda, fantas zaudējums; ķīla (rotaļā) denda pand bot, mulkt, pant fant, zastaw multa penali­zare штраф; фант pokuta globa kazna böter, vite, pris, plikt, pant การถูกปรับ ceza 罰金；罰物 штраф حرجانہ tiền phạt; vật bị mất 罚金；罚物

v

to lose (something) because one has done something wrong He forfeited our respect by telling lies. verbeur يَخْسَر، يَفْقِد загубвам ztratit miste verwirken χάνω perder minetama از دست دادن menettää perdre לְאַבֵּד खो बैठना proigrati, izgubiti (pravo, povjerenje) elveszít (becsületet) kehilangan fyrirgera, missa perdere 失う 잃다, 박탈당하다 prarasti zaudēt kehilangan verspelen miste retten til, forspille, bøte med utracić perder a pierde, a nu se mai bucura de лишаться stratiť zapraviti izgubiti förverka, mista, förlora สูญเสียของจากการถูกปรับ kaybetmek 失去 поплатитися بد عہدی کی وجہ سے ہار جانا bị mất 失去

adj

forfeited His former rights are forfeit now. verval مَفْقود лишен от propadlý; ztracený mistet; forspildt verwirkt confiscado, perdido kaotatud سلب شده menetetty confisqué, perdu אָבוּד जब्त izgubljen, proigran elkobzott; elveszett hilang goldinn, glataður confiscato, perduto 失われた 박탈당한 prarastas zaudēts hilang verbeurd mistet, forspilt, tapt, bortdømt skonfiskowany, zawieszony confiscado pierdut; confiscat лишённый prepadnutý zapravljen izgubljen förverkad, förlorad ที่ถูกปรับ kaybedilmiş 喪失了的 втрачений ظبط شدہ bị mất; phải trả hay từ bỏ 丧失了的