Hyphenation of forfeit

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word forfeit? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

for-feit

Definitions of forfeit:

1.	Something that is lost or surrendered as a penalty
2.	A penalty for a fault or mistake that involves losing or giving up something The contract specified forfeits if the work was not completed on time
3.	The act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.
4.	Lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime You've forfeited your right to name your successor Forfeited property
5.	Surrendered as a penalty

Synonyms of forfeit:

adj	confiscate, forfeited, lost
noun	forfeiture, loss
noun	forfeiture, penalty
noun	forfeiture, sacrifice, act, human action, human activity
verb	give up, throw overboard, waive, forgo, abandon

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.