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forfeit

verb/ˈfɔːfɪt/

A2CEFR level
20/100Rarity: fairly common
TechnicalRegister

To lose a right, sum, or property as a consequence of breach or default.

The buyer who repudiated forfeited the ten per cent deposit paid on exchange.

Similar: relinquish, lose

Topic: Contracts in Legal English

Rarity runs from 0 (a word everyone knows) to 100 (almost never seen outside specialist or literary writing). Level is the word's real difficulty on the CEFR scale, from A1 to C2.

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