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nonforfeitable

adjective
non·​for·​feit·​able | \ ËŒnän-ˈfȯr-fÉ™-tÉ™-bÉ™l How to pronounce nonforfeitable (audio) \

Definition of nonforfeitable

: not able to be forfeited : not subject to forfeiture nonforfeitable rights/contributions

Examples of nonforfeitable in a Sentence

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 Sandi Jacobs of EducationCounsel, a consulting firm, cited eight states that recently doubled — to 10 years — the time a teacher must work before vesting, or earning a nonforfeitable right to a pension. — Mary Williams Walsh, New York Times, "In Puerto Rico, Teachers’ Pension Fund Works Like a Ponzi Scheme," 8 Mar. 2017

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First Known Use of nonforfeitable

1860, in the meaning defined above

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