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, 23 Feb. 2026
MaxPreps, however, recognizes forfeits as only a contest, not a win or loss.
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Feb. 2026
Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 5 Feb. 2026
Self-filers also forfeit the automatic protection an attorney provides against creditor challenges and trustee objections.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
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Noun
Corder’s dominant state performance featured a fall, a medical forfeit and a technical fall.
—Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 23 Feb. 2026
MaxPreps, however, recognizes forfeits as only a contest, not a win or loss.
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Feb. 2026
Verb
Because Valdez was attached to a qualifying offer, this marks the first time the Tigers will have to forfeit a draft pick for a free agent in Harris’ tenure.
—Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 5 Feb. 2026
Self-filers also forfeit the automatic protection an attorney provides against creditor challenges and trustee objections.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for forfeit
Noun
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As Manchester United’s players fell to the floor on the referee’s whistle, Chelsea’s coalesced into an exhausted, joyous huddle in their own penalty area.—
Cerys Jones,
New York Times,
23 Feb. 2026
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One on Tomas Chancalay’s long-range curler in the 40th minute and Yeboah’s rip from near the penalty spot in the 46th.—
Andy Greder,
Twin Cities,
22 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Veteran Christian Ramirez started in the CONCACAF Champions Cup opener, but had his contract bought out Saturday and was waived by the club.—
Damian Calhoun,
Daily News,
21 Feb. 2026
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Possibly inspired by Gisèle, Joanne Young has waived her right to anonymity.—
Gaby Wood,
Vogue,
21 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Sage Hill appeared up to the task early but lost 86-54 after a blitz by Kaleena Smith and her up-tempo squad.—
Dan Albano,
Oc Register,
25 Feb. 2026
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The competition to fill out the back end of the starting rotation has lost an entrant.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Those who violate the travel ban can face a $500 fine.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
24 Feb. 2026
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The fines were announced by James Jones, the former Heat forward who now is the NBA executive vice president, head of basketball operations.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
23 Feb. 2026
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Then came the number that echoed loudest—another $1 million in exemplary damages, which is due usually for some type of bad behavior.—
Dave Lieber
Feb. 25,
Dallas Morning News,
25 Feb. 2026
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Court filings reviewed by CBS News said total damages eclipsed $3 million.—
Scott MacFarlane,
CBS News,
25 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Failure to submit a complete W-9 or equivalent will result in forfeiture of the Prize.—
AJC.com,
AJC.com,
23 Feb. 2026
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But, that same year, the FBI began investigating the department for misuse of civil asset forfeiture funds.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
14 Feb. 2026
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“Forfeit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forfeit. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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