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forfeit
- IPA[ˈfôrfət]
美式
- lose or be deprived of (property or a right or privilege) as a penalty for wrongdoing;lose or give up (something) as a necessary consequence of something else
- a fine or penalty for wrongdoing or for a breach of the rules in a club or game;an item of property or a right or privilege lost as a legal penalty.
- lost or surrendered as a penalty for wrongdoing or neglect
verb: forfeit, 3rd person present: forfeits, gerund or present participle: forfeiting, past tense: forfeited, past participle: forfeited
noun: forfeit, plural noun: forfeits
- 釋義
動詞
- 1. lose or be deprived of (property or a right or privilege) as a penalty for wrongdoing those unable to meet their taxes were liable to forfeit their property
- ▪ lose or give up (something) as a necessary consequence of something else she didn't mind forfeiting an extra hour in bed to get up and clean the stables
名詞
- 1. a fine or penalty for wrongdoing or for a breach of the rules in a club or game the loser must pay a forfeit
- ▪ an item of property or a right or privilege lost as a legal penalty.
- ▪ a game in which trivial penalties are exacted.
- ▪ the action of forfeiting something.
形容詞
- 1. lost or surrendered as a penalty for wrongdoing or neglect the lands which he had acquired were automatically forfeit
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- IPA[ˈfɔːfɪt]
英式
- lose or be deprived of (property or a right or privilege) as a penalty for wrongdoing: those unable to meet their taxes were liable to forfeit their estates
- a fine or penalty for wrongdoing: the loser must pay a forfeit
- lost or surrendered as a penalty for wrongdoing: his possessions were declared forfeit
Oxford Dictionary