forfeit
noun
a fine; penalty.
have forfeited
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present perfectof forfeit.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Pakistan were adjudged to have forfeited the match after refusing to play after tea on the fourth day, the only instance in Test history when a team has forfeited a Test.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
According to the lawsuit, it would have forfeited an average of $250 million a year in revenue if its facilities had been forced to close.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 28, 2023
“We would have forfeited a lot of flexibility” in collecting those funds, McKay said.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 7, 2023
The Milwaukee Bucks and Miami Heat have forfeited second-round picks for talking to free agents before allowed.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 22, 2022
If the orders issued by the government to receive myself and my suite were merely intended as a snare, then they have forfeited their bond.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 369, July 1846 by Various
