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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
The ruling marked only the sixth time in GHSA history that the association has handed down double-forfeits in football, according to the Georgia High School Football Historians Association. — Todd Holcomb, AJC.com, 3 Sep. 2026 His reasoning is about what a creator forfeits by taking money early. — Maureen Kerr, Forbes.com, 29 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 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
  • Brooks Koepka in January became the first LIV player to return to the PGA Tour under financial penalties that included no access to equity grants for five years.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026
  • The Wild killed all five penalties against them and are 21 for 22 this season, the best penalty kill rate in the NHL.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of penalties
Verb
  • Under that program, the NYPA buys electricity on the wholesale market on Lake Mariner’s behalf—a blend of hydro, nuclear, natural gas, wind, and solar—and waives delivery surcharges in exchange.
    — Petala Ironcloud, ArsTechnica, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Fanatics Collect is attempting to up the ante for sellers by launching FanCash payouts for customers, which waives transaction fees from anywhere between six and 12 percent that typically accompanies any sale.
    — Larry Holder, New York Times, 31 July 2026
Definition of waives
Verb
  • BetMGM is offering new users a chance to bet on today’s game and earn up to $1,500 if your first bet loses when using promo code FOXNEWS.
    — OutKick, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
  • But what begins as a bold and daring attempt to broach progressive issues in a notoriously conservative society ultimately loses its nerve, acquiescing to a number of eyebrow-raising narrative compromises.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of loses
Noun
  • The fines on America's second-biggest bank amount to the third-largest in the department's history.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 14 Oct. 2026
  • In 2024, Indonesia revised its anti-wildlife trafficking law to bring in stricter fines and longer jail sentences.
    — Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of fines
Verb
  • Sai de Silva’s knee commits seppuku during Tipsy Tennis (patent pending).
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The casting was essential because the film only works if everyone commits completely to this ridiculous situation.
    — Annika Pham, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of commits
Noun
  • Hughes added that the county would face millions of dollars in damages and a bigger data center.
    — Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Hollister lost that fight in 2017 and sold her stake in the hotel project to cover millions in damages.
    — Mickey Rapkin, HollywoodReporter, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of damages
Noun
  • That could change, as Brown implied there may be eligibility forfeitures.
    — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Oct. 2026
  • This includes elective deferrals, employer matching and nonelective contributions and allocations of forfeitures.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of forfeitures

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“Forfeits.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forfeits. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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