penalty

nounB1 · Intermediate

Punishment for breaking a rule.

Meanings of «penalty»

1 · noun

punishment for breaking a rule

He received a penalty for breaking the traffic rules.

2 · noun

a free kick given for a foul in football

The team scored from a penalty in the second half.

Similar: penalty kickspot kick

Translation

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«penalty» in 17 languages

AR العربية

AZ Azərbaycan

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HI हिन्दी

ID Indonesia

JA 日本語

KO 한국어

PT Português

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TR Türkçe

UK Українська

UZ O‘zbek

VI Tiếng Việt

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The difference between similar words

what is done to you for doing wrong

punishmentthe general word for what happens for doing wrongThe punishment for stealing is prison.

penaltya punishment for breaking a rule or lawThe penalty for late payment is ten dollars.

finemoney you must pay for breaking a rule or lawHe got a fine for driving too fast.

Word family

penal B2 · adjectivepenalize B2 · verbpenalty B1 · noun

Collections

Law & Crime › Crime & Punishment

punishment for breaking a rule

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