forfait

Dutch

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Etymology

From French forfait.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

forfait m (plural forfaits, diminutive forfaitje n)

1. fixed amount, lumpsum

   Synonym: vast bedrag

2. flat rate

   Synonym: vast tarief

3. (taxation, Netherlands) a pre-determined tax amount
4. (sports) elimination due to withdrawal
5. (law, obsolete) crime

   Synonym: misdaad

Related terms

• forfaitair
• à forfait

French

Etymology

From Old French forfait, past participle of forfaire, from for(t) (variant of Old French fuer, fur) and faire.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɔʁ.fɛ/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

forfait m (plural forfaits)

1. crime, infamy
2. (telephony) flat rate, fixed rate
3. (tourism) a package, a pass

   un forfait ski

   a ski pass

4. (sports) elimination due to withdrawal; default

   J’ai gagné par forfait

   I won by default

Derived terms

• à forfait
• déclarer forfait
• forfaitiser

Descendants

• → Catalan: forfet
• → Italian: forfait

Further reading

• “forfait”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.