| ADJECTIVE | all | forfeit, confiscate, forfeited | surrendered as a penalty |
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| NOUN | possession | forfeit, forfeiture | something that is lost or surrendered as a penalty |
| possession | forfeit, forfeiture | a penalty for a fault or mistake that involves losing or giving up something | |
| act | forfeit, forfeiture, sacrifice | the act of losing or surrendering / surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc. | |
| VERB | possession | forfeit, give up, throw overboard, waive, forgo, forego | lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime |
| Sounds | fao'rfiht | |
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| Rhymes | acquit ... writ: 186 rhymes with iht... | |
| Meaning | surrendered as a penalty. | |
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| Synonyms | confiscate, forfeited | |
| Broader | lost | not gained or won |
| Meaning | Something that is lost or surrendered as a penalty. | |
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| Synonym | forfeiture | |
| Broader | loss | Something that is lost |
| Verbs | forfeit | lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime |
| Meaning | A penalty for a fault or mistake that involves losing or giving up something. | |
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| Example | "the contract specified forfeits if the work was not completed on time" | |
| Synonym | forfeiture | |
| Broader | penalty | A payment required for not fulfilling a contract |
| Catalan | multa, pena, penyora, pèrdua | |
| Spanish | pena | |
| Verbs | forfeit | lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime |
| Meaning | The act of losing or surrendering / surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.. | |
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| Synonyms | forfeiture, sacrifice | |
| Broader | act, deed, human action, human activity | Something that people do or cause to happen |
| Catalan | pèrdua | |
| Spanish | pérdida | |
| Verbs | forfeit | lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime |
| Meaning | Lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
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| Synonyms | give up, throw overboard, waive, forgo, forego | |
| Narrower | lapse | Let slip |
| Broader | abandon | forsake, leave behind |
| Opposite | claim, lay claim, arrogate | demand as being one's due or property |
| Catalan | perdre, renunciar | |
| Spanish | perder, prescindir, renunciar | |
| Nouns | forfeit, forfeiture | the act of losing or surrendering / surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc. |
| forfeit, forfeiture | a penalty for a fault or mistake that involves losing or giving up something | |
| forfeit, forfeiture | something that is lost or surrendered as a penalty | |