B2💼 Business
Italian word
forfait
flat fee, fixed-price package; also: to forfeit/withdraw from a competition
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forfeit
to lose or give up something as a penalty
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In Italian business, 'pagare a forfait' means to pay a fixed lump sum for a service. This is the dominant commercial meaning. The sporting meaning (withdrawing, forfeiting) also exists but is secondary.
To say "to lose or give up something as a penalty" in Italian:
forfait (flat fee / lump sum)
"forfait" in English means:
flat fee, fixed-price package; also: to forfeit/withdraw from a competition
Example
"Preferiamo pagare a forfait per questo progetto."
"We prefer to pay a flat fee for this project."
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