penalty
US /ˈpenəlti/UK /ˈpenəlti/
Definition
the act of punishing
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
Customers can cancel their reservation up to 48 hours prior to arrival without penalty.
Word Family
NounNoun
penalty gốc
penalisation
VerbVerb
penalise
AdjectiveAdj
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AdverbAdv
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Synonyms
- finemoney extracted as a penalty
- sanctionformal and explicit approval
- punishmentthe act of punishing
Collocations
- Easy pay a late return penaltyto give money in exchange for goods or services regarding a late return penalty
- Medium contractual breach penalty clausedescribing contractual breach penalty clause (relating to or part of a binding legal agreement)
- Hard incur severe financial regulatory penaltiesto incur severe financial regulatory penalties, meaning to make oneself subject to; bring upon oneself; become liable to
- Very Hard under penalty of perjurysubject to the authority, condition, or terms of penalty of perjury
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