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WordBand 6–7Core (NGSL)
penalty
/ˈpɛnəlti/
noun
punishment for committing a crime or offense
- “It's always disappointing when you lose a match on penalties.”Tatoeba
- “Union members railed against proposals to cut weekend penalty rates.”Tatoeba
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Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)