English Explanatory Dictionary

penalty

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A legal sentence.
  2. A punishment for violating rules of procedure.
  3. A payment forfeited for an early withdrawal from an account or an investment.
  4. In sports:
  5. A direct free kick from the penalty spot, taken after a defensive foul in the penalty box; a penalty kick.
  6. A punishment for an infraction of the rules, often in the form of being removed from play for a specified amount of time.
  7. A disadvantageous consequence of a previous event.

Pronunciation

/ˈpɛn.əl.ti/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-penalty.wav /pɛˈnæl.ʈi/ /ˈpɛ.nəl.ʈi/

Word forms

penalty penalties pœnalty

Etymology

From Middle French pénalité, from pénal, from Latin poenālis, from poena, borrowing of Ancient Greek ποινή (poinḗ), from Proto-Hellenic *kʷoinā́, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷoynéh₂, comprising *kʷey- + *-néh₂.

Synonyms

censure correction discipline penalty punishment punition sanction sentence

Antonyms

compensation reward

Related words

penal penality penalize free kick

Derived words

counterpenalty death penalty drive-through penalty face mask penalty fixed penalty notice long lap penalty loyalty penalty marriage penalty match penalty minor penalty pay the penalty penalty arc penalty area penalty box penalty card penalty copy penalty corner penalty envelope penalty function penalty goal penalty kick penalty kill penalty loop penalty mark penalty phase penalty point penalty rate penalty shootout penalty shoot-out penalty shot penalty spot penalty throw penalty try penalty turn penalty unit Pessi point penalty prepayment penalty stop-and-go penalty
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