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The correct spelling is forfeit.
How to pronounce forfeit
/ˈfɔː.fɪt/
nounIPA: /ˈfɔː.fɪt/
Say it like: For-fay-t
The correct spelling is forfeit. A penalty for or consequence of a misdemeanor. For example: "He who murders pays the forfeit of his own life."
Usage Examples
“He who murders pays the forfeit of his own life.”
“He forfeited his last chance of an early release from jail by repeatedly attacking another inmate.”
“Because only nine players were present, the football team was forced to forfeit the game.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A penalty for or consequence of a misdemeanor.
- 2.A thing forfeited; that which is taken from somebody in requital of a misdeed committed; that which is lost, or the right to which is alienated, by a crime, breach of contract, etc.
- 3.Something deposited and redeemable by a sportive fine as part of a game.
- 4.Injury; wrong; mischief.
verb
- 1.To suffer the loss of something by wrongdoing or non-compliance
- 2.To lose a contest, game, match, or other form of competition by voluntary withdrawal, by failing to attend or participate, or by violation of the rules
- 3.To be guilty of a misdeed; to be criminal; to transgress.
- 4.To fail to keep an obligation.
adjective
- 1.Lost or alienated for an offense or crime; liable to penal seizure.
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