forfeit
noun
a fine; penalty.
is forfeiting
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present progressiveof forfeit (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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“Typically, the immediate consequence is forfeiting the earnest money deposit you put down,” Will McSeveney says.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 12, 2026
The board is forfeiting its ability to reduce car tabs further, Balducci reminded colleagues.
From Seattle Times ● May 1, 2023
So you can say whatever you want, but if look at the College Football Playoff definition of what’s going to happen if that happens in one of their games, that team is forfeiting.
From Fox News ● Dec. 30, 2021
Soon Americans may discover that the only thing more vexing than exercising dominance is forfeiting it.
From New York Times ● Nov. 20, 2018
A man who elects to publish direct, instead of running his story through the columns of a newspaper, is forfeiting, in other words, three-quarters of his income.
From The British Barbarians by Grant Allen
