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
Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
Six teams were removed from the playoffs via forfeits for having ineligible players who broke CIF rule 600 by playing in an outside competition during their season.
—Eric Sondheimer
columnist
follow, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2026
Charlotte Observer, 11 Mar. 2026
Unless the league backs down at the last minute — which would also not be unprecedented — the Senators could forfeit a pick in the mid-teens.
—Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
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Noun
Gochis also spent more time training rather than accepting forfeit wins against inexperienced and overmatched wrestlers.
—Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
Six teams were removed from the playoffs via forfeits for having ineligible players who broke CIF rule 600 by playing in an outside competition during their season.
—Eric Sondheimer
columnist
follow, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2026
Verb
Atom Power fell short of its job targets growth for its EV charging station plan and was forced to forfeit the financial incentives.
—Charlotte Observer, 11 Mar. 2026
Unless the league backs down at the last minute — which would also not be unprecedented — the Senators could forfeit a pick in the mid-teens.
—Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for forfeit
Noun
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The Red Wings got back in the game later in the period, aided by the B’s, who took two offensive zone penalties, first a trip by Kastelic and then a hook from Casey Mittelstadt (the second one was a bit ticky-tack).—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
22 Mar. 2026
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If Doncic’s technical foul is not rescinded by the league, Doncic will have to serve a one-game suspension against the Detroit Pistons on Monday night – the penalty for accumulating 16 technical fouls.—
Benjamin Royer,
Oc Register,
22 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The strong play of Mendoza and Kasevich provides Toronto with enough infield depth to risk waiving Leo Jimenez, who is out of options.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
21 Mar. 2026
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The Washington Post reported that the FCC waived a cap that barred station owners from expanding to reach more than 39% of American households.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Mar. 2026
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Pop Mart shares have lost some momentum after their extended run-up, retreating about 50% from their August peak.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
25 Mar. 2026
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The Knicks have feasted on a soft part of their schedule, beating Indiana twice, Utah, Brooklyn and Washington during the winning streak, which came entirely against teams with losing records.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
25 Mar. 2026
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If you’re penalized because of a TaxAct made, the company will reimburse any fines or interest and cover legal and audit fees up to $100,000.—
Brian Sloan,Dan Avery,
CNBC,
24 Mar. 2026
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Useful natural gas valued at just under $1 billion was burned by the Nigerian oil and gas industry, equivalent to fines of over half a billion dollars, many of which are not collected.—
Noo Saro-Wiwa,
The Dial,
24 Mar. 2026
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While the $6 million in damages a jury in Los Angeles awarded to the 20-year-old plaintiff — which the companies vowed to appeal — will barely register on their balance sheets, the impact of the verdict will likely be more damaging and harder to quantify.—
Kurt Wagner,
Bloomberg,
26 Mar. 2026
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The judge has final say over how much damages are awarded.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 Mar. 2026
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Last fall, federal authorities announced a wave of criminal indictments, forfeitures, sanctions and asset freezes targeting North Korea’s illicit cyber activity.—
Lisa Cavazuti,
NBC news,
15 Mar. 2026
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Of note, Alex Meruelo was the Coyotes’ owner from 2019-24, so there was no ownership change between the time of the infraction and the draft pick forfeiture.—
Pierre LeBrun,
New York Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Forfeit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forfeit. Accessed 26 Mar. 2026.
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