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forfeit

n. 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"

forfeit

n. losing a game due to lack of players or giving-up

render, give up, forgo, throw overboard, waive

v. lose or lose the right to by some error, offense, or crime

confiscate, forfeited

adj. surrendered as a penalty

charge

n. the price charged for some article or service; "the admission charge"

sacrifice, forfeiture

n. the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.

relinquish, forgo, foreswear, dispense with, waive

v. do without or cease to hold or adhere to; "We are dispensing with formalities"; "relinquish the old ideas"

give up, forgo

v. refrain from consuming; "You will have to forgo alcohol"

default, default on

v. fail to pay up

release, free, give up, relinquish

v. part with a possession or right; "I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest"; "resign a claim to the throne"

sacrifice, give

v. endure the loss of; "He gave his life for his children"; "I gave two sons to the war"

predate, antedate, precede, forego, antecede

v. be earlier in time; go back further; "Stone tools precede bronze tools"

refrain, forebear, forbear

v. resist doing something; "He refrained from hitting him back"; "she could not forbear weeping"

lose, misplace, mislay

v. place (something) where one cannot find it again; "I misplaced my eyeglasses"

grant, yield, concede, cede

v. give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another

claim, arrogate

v. demand as being one's due or property; assert one's right or title to; "He claimed his suitcases at the airline counter"; "Mr. Smith claims special tax exemptions because he is a foreign resident"

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