nonforfeiture C2+ Topic:Social Issues & Human Rights US /ˌnɑnˈfɔrfətʃər/ UK /ˌnɒnˈfɔːfɪtʃə/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun the retention of value or rights that would otherwise be forfeited The policy's nonforfeiture clause preserved its cash value. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the retention of value or... retentionpreservationprotection ↔ Opposites forfeitureforfeit Word family Related forms forfeitureforfeit Etymology AI details From non- ('not') + forfeiture, from Old French forfaiture, from forfaire ('to transgress, forfeit'), from Latin foris ('outside') + facere ('to do'). non Latin forfaiture Old French View etymology graph -> Topics Social Issues & Human Rights External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # nonforfeiture **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˌnɑnˈfɔrfətʃər/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌnɒnˈfɔːfɪtʃə/ ## Meanings 1. the retention of value or rights that would otherwise be forfeited ## Examples - The policy's nonforfeiture clause preserved its cash value. ## Synonyms - retention - preservation - protection ## Antonyms - forfeiture - forfeit ## Related Forms - forfeiture - forfeit ## Roots and Affixes - Root: non - Root: forfaiture ## Etymology From non- ('not') + forfeiture, from Old French forfaiture, from forfaire ('to transgress, forfeit'), from Latin foris ('outside') + facere ('to do'). ## AI Etymology Nonforfeiture is from non- ('not') + forfeiture, from Old French forfaiture, from forfaire ('to transgress, forfeit'), from Latin foris ('outside') + facere ('to do'). Important recorded forms include non (Latin) and forfaiture (Old French). Morphologically, the non- element marks negation or exclusion while the base supplies the domain being denied. The modern sense is largely compositional: the word names the absence, exclusion, or opposite of the base idea. In current use it covers the retention of value or rights that would otherwise be forfeited. The wider family includes related words such as forfeiture and forfeit. ## Topics - Social Issues & Human Rights markdown