His health was the forfeit of heavy drinking.
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Forfeit
//ˈfɔː.fɪt//
Synonyms for "forfeit" (106 found)
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denudationdepositdeprivationdespoilmentdestructiondetrimentdispossessiondissipateddistraintdistressdivestmentdroperodedescheatescheatmentexpendedexpensefeefineforfeiture
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Verb(3 words)
Adjective(1 words)
Noun(1 words)
Related words (53)
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7 entriesAntonyms
6 entriesSynonyms
3 entriesderived
10 entriesis a
3 entriesmanner of
1 entriesrelated to
21 entriesShowing 16 of 21 words.
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1 entriesTranslations
105 translations across 25 languages.
Bulgarian
4 entries- отнет adj (lost or alienated)
- отчужден adj (lost or alienated)
- вреда noun (injury, wrong, mischief)
- глоба noun (penalty)
Catalan
4 entries- pena noun (penalty)
- penyora noun (something deposited and redeemable)
- abandonar verb (to give up in defeat)
- desistir verb (to suffer the loss)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 懲罰 /惩罚 noun (something deposited and redeemable)
Czech
4 entries- cena (za co) noun (penalty)
- daň (za co) noun (penalty)
- fant noun (something deposited and redeemable)
- ztráta noun (something taken in requital of a misdeed committed)
Danish
3 entries- forspilde verb (to suffer the loss)
- fortabe verb (to suffer the loss)
- miste verb (to suffer the loss)
Dutch
4 entries- opgeven verb (to give up in defeat)
- verbeuren verb (to give up in defeat)
- verkwanselen verb (to suffer the loss)
- verliezen verb (to suffer the loss)
French
4 entries- gage noun (something deposited and redeemable)
- abandonner verb (to give up in defeat)
- déclarer forfait verb (to give up in defeat)
- démériter verb (to suffer the loss)
Galician
1 entries- prenda noun (something deposited and redeemable)
German
4 entries- verwirkt adj (lost or alienated)
- Pfand noun (something deposited and redeemable)
- Strafe noun (penalty)
- aufgeben verb (to give up in defeat)
Greek
4 entries- πρόστιμο noun (penalty)
- τίμημα noun (penalty)
- στερούμαι verb (to suffer the loss)
- χάνω verb (to give up in defeat)
Hungarian
1 entries- felad verb (to give up in defeat)
Ido
3 entries- abandonar verb (to give up in defeat)
- desmeritar verb (to suffer the loss)
- perdar verb (to suffer the loss)
Irish
2 entries- pionós noun (penalty)
- lig ar ceal verb (to suffer the loss)
Latin
1 entries- perdo verb (to suffer the loss)
Persian
2 entries- جزا noun (penalty)
- از دست دادن verb (to suffer the loss)
Polish
3 entries- stracić verb (to suffer the loss)
- zrezygnować verb (to give up in defeat)
- zrzec się verb (to give up in defeat)
Portuguese
4 entries- penalidade noun (penalty)
- prenda noun (something deposited and redeemable)
- abandonar verb (to give up in defeat)
- desistir verb (to give up in defeat)
Russian
4 entries- распла́та noun (penalty)
- штраф noun (penalty)
- лиша́ться verb (to suffer the loss)
- лиши́ться verb (to suffer the loss)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- caill verb (to suffer the loss)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- izgubiti verb (to suffer the loss)
- predati verb (to give up in defeat)
Slovak
4 entries- penále noun (penalty)
- pokuta noun (penalty)
- prepadnúť verb (to suffer the loss)
- stratiť verb (to suffer the loss)
Spanish
4 entries- penalización noun (penalty)
- prenda noun (something deposited and redeemable)
- abandonar verb (to give up in defeat)
- desistir verb (to suffer the loss)
Swedish
4 entries- förverkad adj (lost or alienated)
- förlora på walk over verb (to give up in defeat)
- förverka verb (to suffer the loss)
- lämna walk over verb (to give up in defeat)
Tamil
1 entries- இழ verb (to suffer the loss)
Ukrainian
4 entries- неусто́йка noun (penalty)
- пеня́ noun (penalty)
- розпла́та noun (penalty)
- штраф noun (penalty)
Sample sentences
20 total sentences available.
The team had to forfeit the match due to lack of players.
Source: tatoeba (5875298)
"Thieving is thieving," said the Beast, "whether it be a rose or a diamond; thy life is forfeit."
Source: tatoeba (6211587)
Tom was declared the winner by forfeit.
Source: tatoeba (6602070)
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