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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as in to lose
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Recent Examples of forfeit
Armani Syed, TIME, 31 July 2024
Manager Don Baylor falsely claimed a forfeit was a possibility.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2024
James Factora, Them, 9 Oct. 2024
Narbonne High, the football team that hasn’t played since Sept. 27 because four coaches in the Marine League decided to forfeit games against the Gauchos, has been awarded the No. 1 seed for the City Section Open Division playoffs that begin on Nov. 15.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024
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Noun
The forfeit was found to be an act of protest against the IOC’s recognition of the State of Israel, and a deliberate refusal to compete with Vaks.
—Armani Syed, TIME, 31 July 2024
Manager Don Baylor falsely claimed a forfeit was a possibility.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2024
Verb
While none have cited official reasons for forfeited their games, the University of Wyoming women’s volleyball team only pulled out of the game after receiving a letter from local lawmakers.
—James Factora, Them, 9 Oct. 2024
Narbonne High, the football team that hasn’t played since Sept. 27 because four coaches in the Marine League decided to forfeit games against the Gauchos, has been awarded the No. 1 seed for the City Section Open Division playoffs that begin on Nov. 15.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for forfeit
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Filion faces a maximum penalty of five years in prison for each charge, federal prosecutors said.Michael Kosnar, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
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Plus, Cory has the time penalty next week, increasing his odds of entering the ring.Emma Sharpe, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
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The commission is already divided on how to address affordable housing; Republicans have pulled back funding for the issue and shut down a program that waived impact fees for developers.Yacob Reyes, Axios, 1 Nov. 2024
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He was flipped to the Atlanta Hawks and then to the Oklahoma City Thunder during the summer of 2023, before ultimately being waived.Nina Turner, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024
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The pay television side lost 43,000 subscribers in the third quarter, while Sling TV gained 145,000.Aldo Svaldi, The Denver Post, 15 Nov. 2024
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Philadelphia has beaten up on weak competition, defeating the Browns, Giants, Bengals, Jaguars and Cowboys — all five teams have losing records and a combined record of 13-35.Greg Rosenstein, NBC News, 15 Nov. 2024
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He was ordered to pay $20 million in restitution and a $150,000 fine, the Department of Justice announced.Elias Lopez, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2024
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Violations of the federal prohibition on bribing people to vote or register are punishable by up to $10,000 in fines and/or up to five years in prison.Alison Durkee, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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In addition to the prison term and the $1.5 billion forfeiture, Salame, 30, was sentenced to three years of supervised release and ordered to pay further amounts of more than $6 million in forfeiture and more than $5 million in restitution.Issy Ronald, CNN, 11 Oct. 2024
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The money's forfeiture appears to have been part of a deal that kept Individual X out of prison, though the terms of that deal have never been publicly disclosed.Andy Greenberg, WIRED, 9 Oct. 2024
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“Forfeit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forfeit. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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