In various sports, a forfeit is a method in which a match automatically ends, and the forfeiting team loses. There are two distinct forms of forfeiture.

What forfeit means?

to lose the right to do or have something because you have broken a rule: If you cancel now, you forfeit your deposit. These people have forfeited the right to live in society. Synonym. forgo formal.

What is an example of forfeit?

To forfeit is to give something up or have something taken away, often as a penalty for doing something wrong or in order to make something else possible. An example of forefeit is when you lose your driver's license because you got too many tickets.