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noun

plural of forfeit
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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verb

present tense third-person singular of forfeit
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as in waives

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as in loses

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Recent Examples of forfeits
Noun
Closing it down too fast forfeits the answer the room was about to find. — Janet M Harvey, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026 After narrowly missing out on advancing to the main tournament, Wales was chosen in a draw for a qualifier playoff against Israel, which had faced forfeits from multiple teams, including Turkey, Indonesia, and Egypt, because of geopolitical tensions at the time amid Arab-Israeli conflicts. — Tushaar Kuthiala, Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 June 2026 Williams says the forfeits are behind the team. — Todd Holcomb, AJC.com, 27 May 2026 Due to those forfeits, the GHS baseball team does not qualify for the postseason, and our season is over. — Doug Myers, CBS News, 29 Apr. 2026 In addition to having a 2025 season with championship potential end with a 33-4 record and a pair of forfeits due to an ineligible player, the Eagles graduated a plethora of seniors who had led them to 65 wins in two seasons. — Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Mar. 2026 San Diego Section Commissioner Joe Heinz confirmed the forfeits, saying the section Division 2 championship would be vacated. — John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 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 What followed was a series of forfeits by opposing teams. — Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 14 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for forfeits
  1. penalties
  2. waives
  3. loses
  4. fines
  5. commits
  6. damages
  7. forfeitures
Noun
  • Those penalties significantly hampered an offense that failed to generate explosive plays.
    — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 24 July 2026
  • Doing so can result in penalties, attorney fees and enforcement proceedings, according to the ordinance.
    — Amaia Gavica, Miami Herald, 23 July 2026
Definition of penalties
Verb
  • There are also some penalty relief programs, such as the IRS First Time Abatement program, which waives penalties for many people with a history of compliance.
    — Faith Wakefield, USA Today, 20 July 2026
  • The complaint said that Meta conditions employment on an arbitration agreement that waives the right to participate in class actions against the company.
    — Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 14 July 2026
Definition of waives
Verb
  • Since then she’s been able to say her name and a few words a few times, but at other times loses her verbal ability altogether.
    — Lincoln Anderson, New York Daily News, 25 July 2026
  • That advice becomes even more important as skin loses elasticity over time.
    — Marci Robin, Allure, 24 July 2026
Definition of loses
Noun
  • The workforce number is not based mainly on OSHA fines, legal settlements or workers’ compensation.
    — Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
  • Over the previous two seasons, Villa and Chelsea have both incurred fines for breaching UEFA’s squad cost rules and have sailed close to the wind with profit and sustainability regulations (PSR).
    — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 22 July 2026
Definition of fines
Verb
  • Once Emily commits to stepping away from what tethered her to her past, a new freedom, and maybe new fears, emerge.
    — Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 20 July 2026
  • Jaxon Dollar is one of Georgia football’s top commits in its 2027 recruiting class.
    — Connor Riley, AJC.com, 16 July 2026
Definition of commits
Noun
  • These cases aren’t about monetary damages, but instead injunctive relief—specifically, a court order that blocks the NCAA from disallowing an athlete whom the NCAA classifies as ineligible.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 20 July 2026
  • Take a wrongful termination case where the plaintiff asks for past and future wages loss, emotional dress, and damages for PTSD that allegedly occurred from a particularly stressful workplace.
    — Robert W. Wood, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of damages
Noun
  • The figure includes money recovered through criminal and civil cases, including penalties, settlements, restitution, asset forfeitures and losses alleged in pending cases, according to the task force.
    — Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 14 July 2026
  • Cortez Masto is a co-sponsor of the retail crime legislation, which allows more criminal forfeitures and interstate prosecution of retail crime, while also enhancing money laundering crackdowns.
    — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 28 May 2026
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