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forfait

flat-rate package, fixed deal

noun for-FEH Rare

Origin: From Old French forfaire, 'to transgress beyond'.

Also means

heinous crime (literary)

Usage Note

Forfait is most commonly encountered in everyday French meaning a fixed-price package, such as a mobile phone plan (forfait téléphonique) or a ski pass. In an older legal or literary sense it means a heinous crime or misdeed. Déclarer forfait means to withdraw from a competition.

Examples

"Mon forfait téléphonique inclut l'internet."

Natural Translation

My phone plan includes internet.

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