Forfeit — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

something that is lost or surrendered as a penalty

a penalty for a fault or mistake that involves losing or giving up something

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fˈɔːɹfɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/fˈɔːfɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fˈɔːfɪt/

2 syllables Say it as /fˈɔːɹfɪt/.

Examples

the contract specified forfeits if the work was not completed on time
you've forfeited your right to name your successor
forfeited property

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

forfeiture forfeited waive sacrifice forgo forego confiscate give up throw overboard

Antonyms

claim

Parts of Speech

noun	something that is lost or surrendered as a penalty
noun	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”
noun	the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.
verb	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”
adjective	surrendered as a penalty

Word Forms

forfeit	verb	lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime
sacrifice	verb	endure the loss of
forfeiture	noun	something that is lost or surrendered as a penalty
forfeit	noun	something that is lost or surrendered as a penalty
waiver	noun	a formal written statement of relinquishment

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

verlieren

etwas, das verloren geht oder als Strafe aufgegeben wird

🇫🇷French

perdre

quelque chose qui est perdu ou cédé à titre de pénalité

🇪🇸Spanish

perder

algo que se pierde o se entrega como pena

🇮🇹Italian

perdere

qualcosa che viene perso o ceduto come punizione

🇳🇱Dutch

in beslag nemen

iets dat verloren gaat of als straf wordt ingeleverd

🇵🇹Portuguese

perder

algo que é perdido ou entregue como penalidade

🇷🇺Russian

лишение права

что-то, что потеряно или сдано в качестве наказания

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अर्थदंड

कोई ऐसी चीज जो खो जाए या दंड के रूप में सौंप दी जाए

🇧🇩Bengali

বাজেয়াপ্ত করা

এমন কিছু যা হারানো বা শাস্তি হিসাবে আত্মসমর্পণ করা হয়েছে

🇮🇳Tamil

பறிமுதல்

அபராதமாக இழந்த அல்லது சரணடைந்த ஒன்று

🇮🇳Telugu

జప్తు

పెనాల్టీగా కోల్పోయిన లేదా లొంగిపోయిన ఏదో

🇮🇳Marathi

जप्त

हरवलेले किंवा दंड म्हणून आत्मसमर्पण केलेले काहीतरी

🇮🇳Gujarati

જપ્ત

કંઈક કે જે ખોવાઈ ગયું છે અથવા દંડ તરીકે શરણાગતિ છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮುಟ್ಟುಗೋಲು

ಕಳೆದುಹೋದ ಅಥವಾ ಪೆನಾಲ್ಟಿಯಾಗಿ ಶರಣಾದದ್ದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

കണ്ടുകെട്ടുക

പിഴയായി നഷ്ടപ്പെട്ടതോ കീഴടങ്ങിയതോ ആയ എന്തെങ്കിലും

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਜ਼ਬਤ

ਕੋਈ ਚੀਜ਼ ਜੋ ਗੁੰਮ ਗਈ ਹੈ ਜਾਂ ਜੁਰਮਾਨੇ ਵਜੋਂ ਸਮਰਪਣ ਕੀਤੀ ਗਈ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

ضبط کرنا

ایسی چیز جو کھو گئی ہو یا سزا کے طور پر ہتھیار ڈال دی گئی ہو۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

丧失

作为惩罚而丢失或放弃的东西

🇯🇵Japanese

没収

何かを紛失したり、罰として引き渡したもの

🇰🇷Korean

박탈

분실되거나 벌금으로 항복된 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bị mất

một cái gì đó bị mất hoặc đầu hàng như một hình phạt

🇹🇭Thai

สูญเสีย

สิ่งที่สูญหายหรือยอมจำนนเป็นโทษ

🇮🇩Indonesian

kehilangan

sesuatu yang hilang atau diserahkan sebagai hukuman

🇵🇭Filipino

mawala

isang bagay na nawala o isinuko bilang parusa

🇲🇾Malay

rugi

sesuatu yang hilang atau diserahkan sebagai penalti

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مصادرة

الشيء الذي يتم فقدانه أو التنازل عنه كعقوبة

🇮🇷Persian

از دست دادن

چیزی که به عنوان جریمه از دست می‌رود یا تسلیم می‌شود

🇹🇷Turkish

ceza

ceza olarak kaybedilen veya teslim edilen şey

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְחַלֵט

משהו שאבד או נכנע כעונש

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What is the primary definition of the word 'forfeit'?

The primary meaning of 'forfeit' is 'something that is lost or surrendered as a penalty'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'forfeit' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'forfeit' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'forfeit' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'forfeit' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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