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🚫 To lose by penalty 💸 A penalty 🏚️ Taken as penalty
to forfeit

to forfeit

81 5.7
To lose something because you break a rule or as a penalty
  • verb
  • /ˈfɔrˌfɪt/
translation icon : perder
  • Players who break the rules will forfeit their right to compete in the tournament.
  • forfeit the right
  • forfeit the opportunity
  • forfeit any claim

So you have three years to claim your refund, or else you forfeit it.

Examples

  • Now players, anyone caught cheating... ...will forfeit his entry fee and be banned.

    Maverick (1994)

  • A player also forfeits his or her turn if a tile cannot be played.

    Academic text (1990)

  • Hey, either he plays or you forfeit the game.

    The Benchwarmers (2006)

  • Because I'm tired of seeing people forfeit their dreams and their goals because of what other people think.

  • If he leaves his horse's back for any reason, he forfeits the game.

    Fiction book (1995)

  • Sean, they're makin' us forfeit the playoff game.

    Gridiron Gang (2006)

  • If you arrive late to the meeting, you may forfeit your chance to present your project.

  • The team was forced to forfeit the match after not having enough players show up.

Synonyms

forfeited
vsto forfeit
5.4

Taken away as a punishment for breaking a rule or law

describes the process of losing something because of breaking a rule

Antonyms

to keep
∞ 1.0

To continue doing something or stay in the same state

to retain
236 3.4

To keep having something such as a job or possession

How Complete

to surrender
722 4.4
to forfeit
81 5.7
to relinquish
  • Formal
69 7.2
to lose
∞ 1.0
to misplace
104 3.0

Surface Forms

forfeit infinitive
forfeited past
forfeited past participle
forfeiting present participle
forfeits third person singular

Etymology

To forfeit comes from the old French forfait and Latin foris 'outside' + factum 'made', a phrase that suggests an action done 'outside' the rules. That's why to forfeit today means to lose something as a punishment.