as in penalty
a sum of money to be paid as a punishment
the forfeit for each baseball player involved in the brawl was $5,000
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Recent Examples of forfeit
Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2025
Their game against Bishop Montgomery was canceled, a Bishop Montgomery forfeit.
—Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 10 Sep. 2025
Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 21 Oct. 2025
Licensing officials also allow educators under investigation to forfeit their credentials in exchange for avoiding in-depth probes.
—Danielle Duclos, jsonline.com, 17 Oct. 2025
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Noun
High school football teams across the Bay Area are scrambling to find new opponents after a pair of forfeits in nonleague contests.
—Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2025
Their game against Bishop Montgomery was canceled, a Bishop Montgomery forfeit.
—Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
The Lancers will forfeit their wins over Northwestern in Florida and Rancho Cucamonga, their first two games of this season.
—Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 21 Oct. 2025
Licensing officials also allow educators under investigation to forfeit their credentials in exchange for avoiding in-depth probes.
—Danielle Duclos, jsonline.com, 17 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for forfeit
Noun
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Campaign ads, showing images of flash-mob robberies, promised voters that harsher penalties would put an end to basic items being locked away in display cases and funnel people repeatedly arrested for drug offenses in treatment.—
Kelly Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Nov. 2025
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If convicted, a person could face between 10 and 25 years in prison, depending on who the person is to the child and whether the child has a disability, among other factors that could increase penalties.—
Molly Beck,
jsonline.com,
4 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Sonny Gray, Willson Contreras and Nolan Arenado, who blocked a trade to Houston last offseason but could be open to waiving his no-trade clause this winter.—
Stephen J. Nesbitt,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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For DoorDash users, the delivery and service fees were waived at eligible stores in Arizona—including Sprouts, Smart & Final, Dollar General, El Super, and Food City —for the entire month of November.—
Rey Covarrubias Jr,
AZCentral.com,
3 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Tamra’s hanging in Big Bear, Jenn is planning a wedding, and Heather lost $6 million on a house.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
31 Oct. 2025
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Others have turned toward the distant past to understand what has been lost and assess what can be recovered.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In New Jersey, creating or sharing deceptive AI media can lead to prison time and fines.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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The fine was related to how users consented to data collection.—
Katrina Bishop,
CNBC,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Jurors were also tasked with deciding whether Zwerner was negligent and caused any of her own damages; if so, she would be barred from recovering any money from Parker, the judge instructed the jury.—
Cindy Von Quednow,
CNN Money,
5 Nov. 2025
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Martinez is seeking over $135,000 in damages for her arrest.—
Real-Time News team,
Miami Herald,
3 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The vehicle was seized pending forfeiture.—
Isabelle Friedman,
Boston Herald,
27 Oct. 2025
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The count of criminal forfeiture, if convicted, would require them to give up any assets or money obtained because of the crime.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Forfeit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forfeit. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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