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The Britannica Dictionary forfeit 1 ENTRIES FOUND:

• forfeit (verb)

1 forfeit /ˈfoɚfət/ verb forfeits; forfeited; forfeiting 1 forfeit /ˈfoɚfət/ verb forfeits; forfeited; forfeiting Britannica Dictionary definition of FORFEIT : to lose or give up (something) as a punishment or because of a rule or law [+ object]

• He forfeited his right to a trial by jury.
• If the money is not claimed within six months, it will be forfeited to the town. [=the owner of the money will lose any right to it]
• They didn't have enough players, so they ended up having to forfeit the game (to the other team).

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• They didn't have enough players, so they ended up having to forfeit.

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• The judge declared the property a forfeit.
• They were required to pay a forfeit.

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• We won the game by forfeit. [=we won because the other team forfeited the game]

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• If the money is not claimed within six months, it will be forfeit to the town. [=the owner of the money will lose any right to it, and it will be given to the town]

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