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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as in to waive
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2
as in to lose
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Recent Examples of forfeit
Ryan Morik, Fox News, 28 Nov. 2024
The forfeits came after Brooke Slusser, a San José State player, publicly claimed that one of her teammates is transgender.
—Calmatters, The Mercury News, 19 Nov. 2024
Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 10 Jan. 2025
Then, leases sold in the 2021 auction were forfeited, relinquished, or canceled by the Biden administration.
—Lisa Friedman, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
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Noun
The forfeits have come amid SJSU rostering transgender player Blaire Fleming, who has become one of the conference's top players.
—Ryan Morik, Fox News, 28 Nov. 2024
The forfeits came after Brooke Slusser, a San José State player, publicly claimed that one of her teammates is transgender.
—Calmatters, The Mercury News, 19 Nov. 2024
Verb
After all, the Broncos forfeited both matches against San Jose State.
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 10 Jan. 2025
Then, leases sold in the 2021 auction were forfeited, relinquished, or canceled by the Biden administration.
—Lisa Friedman, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for forfeit
Noun
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However, Democrats were quick to note that the ex-sister-in-law not only put her name on the affidavit but swore an oath under a penalty of perjury.—
Al Weaver,
The Hill,
21 Jan. 2025
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Trump pledged in his inaugural address that tariffs would be coming and said foreign countries would be paying the trade penalties, even though those taxes are currently paid by domestic importers and often passed along to consumers.—
Paul Wiseman,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Trump, in turn, pressured local officials to waive permitting requirements so people can immediately rebuild, pledging that federal permits would be granted promptly.—
WILL WEISSERT,
arkansasonline.com,
25 Jan. 2025
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The Red Sox were one of the six initial teams Arenado was willing to waive his no-trade clause to go to.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
25 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Wisconsin lost 6 Republican women and added 11 Democratic women.—
Jennifer Berry Hawes,
ProPublica,
22 Jan. 2025
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The Times will use your stories and photos of what was lost in a visual collection of memories to publish at a later date.—
Phi Do,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Sentenced to 30 months in prison, 36 months of supervised release, and ordered to pay a $2,000 fine.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
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If enforced, the law would impose hefty fines on app store providers, like Apple and Google, as well as cloud computing firm Oracle, which provides internet hosting services for TikTok.—
Miranda Nazzaro,
The Hill,
21 Jan. 2025
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This ruling is a big step toward ending the abuse of civil forfeiture nationwide.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes,
14 Jan. 2025
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Santos must pay restitution of nearly $374,000 and forfeiture of more than $200,000 under the terms of his plea deal.—
Aaron Katersky,
ABC News,
8 Jan. 2025
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“Forfeit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forfeit. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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