penalise
pronunciation
How to pronounce penalise in British English:
UK ['pi:nəlaɪz]
How to pronounce penalise in American English:
US ['pinəlaɪz]
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- Verb:
- impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on
Word Origin
- penalise (v.)
- chiefly British English spelling of penalize; for suffix, see -ize. Related: Penalised; penalising.
Example
- 1. In india hindu nationalists want to penalise christians who make converts .
- 2. Some councils issued smaller bins , to penalise those who produced lots of rubbish .
- 3. That mobility should give india an advantage over countries like china that penalise farmers when they leave their land .
- 4. The first to go should be those that penalise the poorest .
- 5. He rejected calls for a bag ban or charges , which could penalise shoppers at a time of financial hardship .