as in penalties
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 forfeits
MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
The forfeits are the first since a lawsuit was filed by three current and former players against the school district and state agencies.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2025
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
Along with the forfeits of the two victories in which Coan played (he was injured much of the season), the running back was ordered to sit out the first five games of the 1961 season.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
Jurupa Valley previously saw three forfeits in one weekend at the Freeway Games tournament, as Aquinas High School, San Dimas High School, and Yucaipa High School all refused to play Jurupa Valley.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
The forfeits are the first since a lawsuit was filed by three current and former players against the school district and state agencies.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2025
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
Along with the forfeits of the two victories in which Coan played (he was injured much of the season), the running back was ordered to sit out the first five games of the 1961 season.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for forfeits
Noun
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Sephora will pay a total of $550,000 in civil penalties, $200,000 in cost recovery and $25,000 to the Environmental Enforcement and Training Account, which is managed by the California Environmental Protection Agency.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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But after that game-opening touchdown, the unit hurt itself with penalties and turnovers before eking out a field goal as the second quarter ended to cut the deficit to 20-10.—
Mike Jones,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Employers that are parties to valid collective bargaining agreements may be exempt from SB 7’s requirements, provided the agreement explicitly waives coverage, includes provisions addressing wages and working conditions, and protects workers from algorithmic management.—
Alonzo Martinez,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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The likelihood of that happening is quite low, but anything can happen, especially if James waives his no-trade clause.—
Ricardo Klein,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Bet $5 to instantly get $200 in bonus bets, or bet up to $1,000 with the safety net offer and get a bonus refund if your bet loses.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
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The deeper the water, the sooner a vehicle loses traction on the road.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
28 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Yet leadership just issues fines and looks the other way.—
Kevin Dotson,
CNN Money,
4 Oct. 2025
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The measure would create penalties of up to 20 years in prison and fines up to $100,000 for distributing pornography online.—
Arpan Lobo,
Freep.com,
4 Oct. 2025
Verb
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This is a real commitment, since Cohesity commits to hiring on any intern who proves themselves a good performer.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
28 Sep. 2025
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Akiva Schaffer, 85 minutes Liam Neeson completely commits to the bit in this wonderful reboot, a movie that casts the action star as the kid of Leslie Nielsen’s infamous Frank Drebin.—
Brian Tallerico,
Vulture,
22 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The daycare owners also signed away their right to sue for flood damages, but the state did not place a restrictive covenant on their remaining property.—
Maia Rosenfeld,
ABC News,
1 Oct. 2025
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Around $150,000 in attorney’s fees, damages and more, actually.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
1 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Forfeits.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forfeits. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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