US /ˌnɑnˈfɔrfətʃər/ UK /ˌnɒnˈfɔːfɪtʃə/
noun

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    the retention of value or rights that would otherwise be forfeited

    The policy's nonforfeiture clause preserved its cash value.

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Synonyms
1 noun · the retention of value or... retentionpreservationprotection
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Word family
Related forms forfeitureforfeit

Etymology

From non- ('not') + forfeiture, from Old French forfaiture, from forfaire ('to transgress, forfeit'), from Latin foris ('outside') + facere ('to do').

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