sacrifice vs forfeiture

forfeiture vs sacrifice

sacrifice and forfeiture both are nouns.

sacrifice is a verb but forfeiture is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
sacrifice	Yes	No	Yes	No
forfeiture	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, sacrifice and forfeiture are synonyms defined as:

sacrifice and forfeiture: the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.

Other synonyms of sacrifice include forfeit.

sacrifice (noun)	forfeiture (noun)
the act of killing (an animal or person) in order to propitiate a deity	the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.
the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.	a penalty for a fault or mistake that involves losing or giving up something
(baseball) an out that advances the base runners	something that is lost or surrendered as a penalty
personnel that are sacrificed (e.g., surrendered or lost in order to gain an objective)
a loss entailed by giving up or selling something at less than its value

sacrifice (verb)	forfeiture (verb)
kill or destroy
endure the loss of
make a sacrifice of; in religious rituals
sell at a loss

Difference between sacrifice and forfeiture

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