forfeit vs pay

forfeit

verb
  • To suffer the loss of something by wrongdoing or non-compliance 

  • To fail to keep an obligation. 

  • 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 

  • To be guilty of a misdeed; to be criminal; to transgress. 

adj
  • Lost or alienated for an offense or crime; liable to penal seizure. 

noun
  • Something deposited and redeemable by a sportive fine as part of a game. 

  • A penalty for or consequence of a misdemeanor. 

  • 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. 

pay

verb
  • To suffer consequences. 

  • To discharge an obligation or debt. 

  • To cover (the bottom of a vessel, a seam, a spar, etc.) with tar or pitch, or a waterproof composition of tallow, resin, etc.; to smear. 

  • To be profitable or worth the effort. 

  • To admit that a joke, punchline, etc., was funny. 

  • To discharge, as a debt or other obligation, by giving or doing what is due or required. 

  • To be profitable for. 

  • To give (something else than money). 

  • To give money or other compensation to in exchange for goods or services. 

adj
  • Operable or accessible on deposit of coins. 

  • Pertaining to or requiring payment. 

noun
  • Money given in return for work; salary or wages. 

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