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for·feit
(fôr′fĭt)tr.v. for·feit·ed, for·feit·ing, for·feits
1. To lose or give up (something) on account of an offense, error, or failure to fulfill an agreement: The other team did not show up in time and so forfeited the game.
2. To subject to seizure as a forfeit.
n.
1. Something that is lost or given up on account of an offense, error, or failure to fulfill an agreement.
2. The act of forfeiting: The team lost the game by forfeit.
3.
a. In parlor games, an item placed in escrow and redeemed by paying a fine or performing an appointed task.
b. forfeits A game in which forfeits are demanded.
adj.
Lost or subject to loss through forfeiture.
[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.]
for′feit·a·ble adj.
for′feit·er n.
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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)
a. a game in which a player has to give up an object, perform a specified action, etc, if he commits a fault
b. an object so given up
vb
5. (tr) to lose or be liable to lose in consequence of a mistake, fault, etc
6. (Law) (tr) law
a. to confiscate as punishment
b. to surrender (something exacted as a penalty)
adj
surrendered or liable to be surrendered as a penalty
[C13: from Old French forfet offence, from forfaire to commit a crime, from Medieval Latin foris facere to act outside (what is lawful), from Latin foris outside + facere to do]
ˈforfeitable adj
ˈforfeiter n
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for•feit
(ˈfɔr fɪt)n.
1. a fine; penalty.
2. an act of forfeiting; forfeiture.
3. something to which the right is lost, as for commission of a crime or violation of a contract.
4. an article deposited in a game because of a mistake and redeemable by a fine or penalty.
5. forfeits, (used with a sing. v.) a game in which such articles are taken.
v.t. 6. to subject to seizure as a forfeit.
7. to lose or become liable to lose, as in consequence of crime or breach of engagement.
adj. 8. lost or subject to loss by forfeiture.
[1250–1300; Middle English forfet < Old French, past participle of forfaire to commit a crime, to lose possession or right through a criminal act < Medieval Latin forīs facere to transgress = Latin foris outside + facere to make, do1]
for′feit•a•ble, adj.
for′feit•er, n.
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forfeit
Past participle: forfeited
Gerund: forfeiting
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| Noun | 1. | forfeit - something that is lost or surrendered as a penalty; 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" 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. | |
| 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" abandon - forsake, leave behind; "We abandoned the old car in the empty parking lot" lapse - let slip; "He lapsed his membership" |
| Adj. | 1. | forfeit - surrendered as a penalty lost - not gained or won; "a lost battle"; "a lost prize" |
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forfeit
verb
1. relinquish, lose, give up, surrender, renounce, be deprived of, say goodbye to, be stripped of He was ordered to forfeit more than £1.5m in profits.
noun
1. penalty, fine, damages, forfeiture, loss, mulct, amercement (obsolete) That is the forfeit he must pay.
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Translations
تَنازُل، خَسارَهمَفْقوديَخْسَر، يَفْقِد
pokutapropadlýztracenýztratit
forspildtmistemistetpris
elkobzottelveszettelveszít
fyrirgera, missagjald, sekt; sviptirgoldinn, glataîur
baudafantasprarastasprarasti
ķīlazaudējumszaudētzaudēts
prepadnutý
forfeit
[ˈfɔːfɪt]Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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forfeit
vt
(esp Jur) one’s rights etc → verwirken
n (esp Jur) → Strafe f, → Buße f; (fig) → Einbuße f; (in game) → Pfand nt; forfeits sing (game) → Pfänderspiel nt; to pay a forfeit (in game) → ein Pfand (ab)geben; his health was the forfeit he paid → er zahlte mit seiner Gesundheit dafür
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forfeit
[ˈfɔːfɪt]Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
forfeit
(ˈfoːfit) noun 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.
verb to lose (something) because one has done something wrong. He forfeited our respect by telling lies.
adjective forfeited. His former rights are forfeit now.
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