Forfeiture — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

something that is lost or surrendered as a penalty

a penalty for a fault or mistake that involves losing or giving up something

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fˈɔːɹfɪtʃɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/fˈɔːfɪtʃə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fˈɔːfɪtʃə/

3 syllables Say it as /fˈɔːɹfɪtʃɚ/.

Examples

the contract specified forfeits if the work was not completed on time

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

sacrifice forfeit

Parts of Speech

noun	something that is lost or surrendered as a penalty
noun	a penalty for a fault or mistake that involves losing or giving up something “the contract specified forfeits if the work was not completed on time”
noun	the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.

Word Forms

forfeit	verb	lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime
sacrifice	verb	endure the loss of

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Verwirkung

etwas, das verloren geht oder als Strafe aufgegeben wird

🇫🇷French

confiscation

quelque chose qui est perdu ou cédé à titre de pénalité

🇪🇸Spanish

pérdida

algo que se pierde o se entrega como pena

🇮🇹Italian

decadenza

qualcosa che viene perso o ceduto come punizione

🇳🇱Dutch

verbeurdverklaring

iets dat verloren gaat of als straf wordt ingeleverd

🇵🇹Portuguese

confisco

algo que é perdido ou entregue como penalidade

🇷🇺Russian

конфискация

что-то, что потеряно или сдано в качестве наказания

India

🇮🇳Hindi

जब्त

कोई ऐसी चीज जो खो जाए या दंड के रूप में सौंप दी जाए

🇧🇩Bengali

বাজেয়াপ্ত করা

এমন কিছু যা হারানো বা শাস্তি হিসাবে আত্মসমর্পণ করা হয়েছে

🇮🇳Tamil

பறிமுதல்

அபராதமாக இழந்த அல்லது சரணடைந்த ஒன்று

🇮🇳Telugu

జప్తు

పెనాల్టీగా కోల్పోయిన లేదా లొంగిపోయిన ఏదో

🇮🇳Marathi

जप्ती

हरवलेले किंवा दंड म्हणून आत्मसमर्पण केलेले काहीतरी

🇮🇳Gujarati

જપ્તી

કંઈક કે જે ખોવાઈ ગયું છે અથવા દંડ તરીકે શરણાગતિ છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮುಟ್ಟುಗೋಲು

ಕಳೆದುಹೋದ ಅಥವಾ ಪೆನಾಲ್ಟಿಯಾಗಿ ಶರಣಾದದ್ದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ജപ്തി

പിഴയായി നഷ്ടപ്പെട്ടതോ കീഴടങ്ങിയതോ ആയ എന്തെങ്കിലും

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਜ਼ਬਤ

ਕੋਈ ਚੀਜ਼ ਜੋ ਗੁੰਮ ਗਈ ਹੈ ਜਾਂ ਜੁਰਮਾਨੇ ਵਜੋਂ ਸਮਰਪਣ ਕੀਤੀ ਗਈ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

ضبطی

ایسی چیز جو کھو گئی ہو یا سزا کے طور پر ہتھیار ڈال دی گئی ہو۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

没收

作为惩罚而丢失或放弃的东西

🇯🇵Japanese

没収

何かを紛失したり、罰として引き渡したもの

🇰🇷Korean

상실

분실되거나 벌금으로 항복된 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tịch thu

một cái gì đó bị mất hoặc đầu hàng như một hình phạt

🇹🇭Thai

การริบ

สิ่งที่สูญหายหรือยอมจำนนเป็นโทษ

🇮🇩Indonesian

kehilangan

sesuatu yang hilang atau diserahkan sebagai hukuman

🇲🇾Malay

rampasan

sesuatu yang hilang atau diserahkan sebagai penalti

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مصادرة

الشيء الذي يتم فقدانه أو التنازل عنه كعقوبة

🇮🇷Persian

مصادره شدن

چیزی که به عنوان جریمه از دست می‌رود یا تسلیم می‌شود

🇹🇷Turkish

müsadere

ceza olarak kaybedilen veya teslim edilen şey

🇮🇱Hebrew

חילוט

משהו שאבד או נכנע כעונש

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What is the primary definition of the word 'forfeiture'?

The primary meaning of 'forfeiture' is 'something that is lost or surrendered as a penalty'.

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Using 'forfeiture' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'forfeiture' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'forfeiture' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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