how to pronounce forfeiture

/ˈfɔː.fɪ.tʃəɹ/

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forfeiture is pronounced in three syllables

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meanings of forfeiture

noun:

The property lost as a forfeit.
A legal action whereby a person loses all interest in the forfeit property.
Any loss occasioned by one's own actions.
The loss of forfeit property.

forfeiture frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word forfeiture occurs in english on average 1.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics forfeiture can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that forfeiture can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) communication, information, and media;