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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