forfeit

Universal Words verb, noun, adjective verb [VN] to lose sth or have sth taken away from you because you have done sth wrong: If you cancel your flight, you will forfeit your deposit. * He has forfeited his right to be taken seriously. noun something that a person has to pay, or sth that is taken from them, because they have done sth wrong adjective [notbeforenoun] (formal) taken away from sb as a punishment