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Forfeit vs Walkover - What's the difference?

forfeit | walkover |

As nouns the difference between forfeit and walkover

is that forfeit is a penalty for or consequence of a misdemeanor while walkover is an easy victory; a walkaway.

As a verb forfeit

is to suffer the loss of something by wrongdoing or non-compliance.

As an adjective forfeit

is lost or alienated for an offense or crime; liable to penal seizure.

forfeit

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A penalty for or consequence of a misdemeanor.
    • That he our deadly forfeit should release'' (John Milton, ''On the Morning of Christ's Nativity , 1629)
  • A thing forfeited; that which is taken from somebody in requital of a misdeed committed; that which is lost, or the right to which is alienated, by a crime, breach of contract, etc.
    • He who murders pays the forfeit of his own life.
  • * Shakespeare
    • Thy slanders I forgive; and therewithal / Remit thy other forfeits .
  • Something deposited and redeemable by a sportive fine as part of a game.
  • * Goldsmith
    • Country dances and forfeits shortened the rest of the day.
  • (obsolete, rare) Injury; wrong; mischief.
  • * Ld. Berners
    • to seek arms upon people and country that never did us any forfeit

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To suffer the loss of something by wrongdoing or non-compliance
    • He forfeited his last chance of an early release from jail by repeatedly attacking another inmate.
  • To lose a contest, game, match, or other form of competition by voluntary withdrawal, by failing to attend or participate, or by violation of the rules
    • Because only nine players were present, the football team was forced to forfeit the game.
  • To be guilty of a misdeed; to be criminal; to transgress.
  • To fail to keep an obligation.
  • * Shakespeare
    • I will have the heart of him if he forfeit .

    Usage notes

    * Very rarely, forfeit is used as the past tense form and past participle (i.e., the past tense forms and the present tense form are homographs).

    Synonyms

    * (lose a contest) capitulate, surrender * (voluntarily give up) forgo, withgo

    Derived terms

    * forfeits * nonforfeited * nonforfeiting * nonforfeiture

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Lost or alienated for an offense or crime; liable to penal seizure.
  • * Shakespeare
    • thy wealth being forfeit to the state
  • * Emerson
    • to tread the forfeit paradise
    English irregular verbs English verbs with base form identical to past participle English words not following the I before E except after C rule

    walkover

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia walkover)
  • An easy victory; a walkaway.
  • * 2013 , Daniel Taylor, Steven Gerrard goal against Poland ensures England will go to World Cup'' (in ''The Guardian , 15 October 2013)[http://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/oct/15/england-poland-world-cup-qualifier]
    • Along the way, there was another backdrop to this match, in the form of the goal updates from Serravalle informing everyone that Ukraine were on their way to the obligatory walkover against San Marino.
  • (tennis) A bye or victory awarded to a competitor when a scheduled opponent fails to play a game.
  • A horse race with only one entrant.
  • Someone easy to defeat.
  • (gymnastics) A backbend combined with a handstand.
  • A type of railroad passenger car seat, having reversible seat backs that can be moved across the seat to face either direction of travel
    • The train's walkover seats are turned by the crew.
    It took about 10 minutes to flip the walkovers in each car.

    Synonyms

    * (a walkaway) * (bye or victory due to default of opponent)