penalty
🇺🇸
/ˈpenəlti/
🇬🇧
/ˈpenəlti/
noun
B2
A punishment for doing something wrong.
If you pay the bill late, there is a penalty fee.
C1
A bad result of something.
One penalty of working long hours is feeling tired.
C1
A punishment in sports for breaking a rule.
The player got a penalty for pushing.
C1
A free kick in soccer to score a goal.
He scored from a penalty kick.
translation
A punishment for doing something wrong.; A bad result of something.; A punishment in sports for breaking a rule.; A free kick in soccer to score a goal.
Word Forms
Plural
penalties