"forfeit" meaning in English

See forfeit in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈfɔrfɪt/ Audio: en-us-forfeit.ogg [US] Forms: forfeit [singular], forfeits [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Forfeit is the thing that you pay or lose because you broke a law or rule.
    Sense id: simple-forfeit-en-noun-yC6Ikj81

Verb

IPA: /ˈfɔrfɪt/ Audio: en-us-forfeit.ogg [US] Forms: forfeit [canonical], forfeits [third-person, singular], forfeited [past], forfeited [past, participle], forfeiting [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you forfeit a something you have, etc, you lose it because you broke a law or rule.
    Sense id: simple-forfeit-en-verb-XKucSrKn
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          "text": "By failing to feed them, they forfeited their right to their children."
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          "text": "When he saw that he couldn't win, he forfeited the game."
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