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Dutch
Etymology
From French forfait.
Pronunciation
Noun
forfait m (plural forfaits, diminutive forfaitje n)
- fixed amount, lumpsum
- Synonym: vast bedrag
- flat rate
- Synonym: vast tarief
- (taxation, Netherlands) a pre-determined tax amount
- (sports) elimination due to withdrawal
- (law, obsolete) crime
- Synonym: misdaad
French
Etymology
From Old French forfait, past participle of forfaire, from for(t) (variant of Old French fuer, fur) and faire.
Pronunciation
Noun
forfait m (plural forfaits)
- crime, infamy
- (telephony) flat rate, fixed rate
- (tourism) a package, a pass
- (sports) elimination due to withdrawal; default
J’ai gagné par forfait- I won by default
Derived terms
Descendants
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Italian
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from French forfait.
Pronunciation
Noun
forfait m (invariable)
- lump sum, flat rate
References
Anagrams
Middle English
Etymology
From Old French forfait.
Noun
forfait (plural forfaits)
- crime
- penalty
Descendants
References
Norman
Etymology
From Old French forfait (“crime, offense”).
Noun
forfait m (plural forfaits)
- (Jersey) heinous crime
Old French
Noun
forfait oblique singular, m (oblique plural forfaiz or forfaitz, nominative singular forfaiz or forfaitz, nominative plural forfait)
- crime
Descendants
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French forfait or English forfeit.
Noun
forfait n (plural forfait-uri)
- forfait
Declension
Spanish
Etymology
French forfait.
Pronunciation
Noun
forfait m (plural forfaits)
- ski pass
- flat rate, package price
Further reading