penalty

Letters that make penalty

a, e, l, n, p, t, y are letters that make 'penalty'

Words within penalty

pe, pen, en, ALT, penal, AL, Al, Na are words within 'penalty'

Anagrams of penalty

aplenty is an anagram of 'penalty'

4 possible definitions for 'penalty'

Penalty as "the disadvantage or painful consequences of an action or condition"

Under this definition, penalty is a noun and has the following properties:

Antonyms

advantage, reward have the opposite meaning of 'penalty'

penalty as a type

'penalty' can be a type of disadvantage.

Example of penalty used within this context

"neglected his health and paid the penalty"

Penalty as "a payment required for not fulfilling a contract"

Under this definition, penalty is a noun and has the following properties:

penalty as a type

'penalty' can be a type of payment.

Types of penalty

fine, forfeiture, retribution, requital, forfeit, mulct, amercement are types of 'penalty'.

Penalty as "(games) a handicap or disadvantage that is imposed on a competitor (or a team) for an infraction of the rules of the game"

Under this definition, penalty is a noun and has the following properties:

penalty as a type

'penalty' can be a type of handicap.

Types of penalty

game misconduct is a type of penalty.

penalty as a category

'penalty' can be a category of game.

Penalty as "the act of punishing"

Under this definition, penalty is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

punishment, penalization, penalisation have the same meaning as 'penalty'

penalty as a type

'penalty' can be a type of social control.

Types of penalty

music, medicine, discipline, penance, imprisonment, detention, self-punishment, castigation, chastisement, cruel and unusual punishment, economic strangulation, correction, corporal punishment, stick, self-mortification, self-abasement are types of 'penalty'.

Derivatives of penalty

punish, penalize, penalise are derivatives of 'penalty'.


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