How Do You Spell Forfeitable?

adj. Lost or subject to loss through forfeiture. [Middle English forfet, crime, penalty, from Old French forfait, past participle of forfaire, to commit a crime, act outside the law : fors-, beyond; see foreclose + faire, to do; see feasible.] for′feit·a·ble adj.

Is it forfeit or forfeited?

Forfeit means to lose or give up something, usually as a penalty. ... An adjective, noun, and verb all rolled into one, forfeit came into existence around 1300 meaning “to lose by misconduct.” To forfeit is to lose or give up something as punishment for making an error. A forfeit is what is lost.

What do u mean by forfeit?

transitive verb. 1 : to lose or lose the right to especially by some error, offense, or crime. 2 : to subject to confiscation as a forfeit also : abandon, give up. forfeit. adjective.