penalty
pronunciation
How to pronounce penalty in British English:
UK [ˈpenəlti]
How to pronounce penalty in American English:
US [ˈpenəlti]
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- Noun:
- the act of punishing
- a payment required for not fulfilling a contract
- the disadvantage or painful consequences of an action or condition
- (games) a handicap or disadvantage that is imposed on a competitor (or a team) for an infraction of the rules of the game
Word Origin
- penalty
- penalty: see pain
- penalty (n.)
- mid-15c., from Middle French penalité and directly from Medieval Latin poenalitatem (nominative poenalitas), from Latin poenalis (see penal). The sporting sense is first recorded 1885. Ice hockey penalty box attested by 1931.
Antonym
Example
- 1. Conagra paid a civil monetary penalty of $ 12 million .
- 2. Such a small financial penalty from regulators won 't prevent unlawful behavior .
- 3. The penalty for masturbation in indonesia is decapitation .
- 4. The penalty for helping jews was instant execution .
- 5. He saved us from the penalty of sin .