- penalty
- noun1 punishmentADJECTIVE▪ harsh, heavy, hefty, severe, stiff, strict, substantial, tough▪ draconian▪ light▪ maximum, minimum▪ ultimate▪
These crimes carried with them the ultimate penalty of execution.
▪ automatic (esp. BrE), fixed (BrE), mandatory▪a new system of fixed penalties for most traffic offences
▪The legislation sanctions harsh mandatory penalties for weapons possession.
▪ financial, monetary, tax▪the heavy financial penalties of paying off the loan early
▪ exit, redemption (both BrE)▪There are redemption penalties if you pay off the mortgage early.
▪ death▪the movement for the abolition of the death penalty
▪ civil, criminalVERB + PENALTY▪ impose, introduce (esp. BrE), levy▪ reintroduce, restore▪calls to restore the death penalty
▪ apply, give, hand down, hand out (esp. BrE), issue (esp. BrE)▪The penalty handed down was disproportionate to the crime committed.
▪ exact (formal), implement (esp. BrE)▪From time to time, the death penalty was exacted for murder.
▪ charge (esp. BrE)▪Some lenders charge heavy penalties for early settlement.
▪ enforce, prescribe▪ threaten▪ receive▪ seek▪He was seeking financial penalties against the company.
▪ deserve▪ risk▪ increase, stiffen, toughen▪ reduce▪ attract (BrE), carry▪crimes which carry severe penalties
▪ face, incur▪ avoid, escape▪ waive▪Credit card companies will waive penalties for flood victims who are unable to pay on time.
▪ eliminatePENALTY + NOUN▪ fee▪ notice, ticket (both BrE)▪You will be given a fixed penalty notice if you fail to renew insurance on time.
▪ fine (BrE)▪There is a fixed penalty fine of £50 for allowing your dog to foul public places.
▪ point (BrE)▪Penalty points are given to drivers who speed.
▪ payment (esp. BrE)▪ clause (esp. BrE)▪ systemPREPOSITION▪ on penalty of, under penalty of▪The Romans prohibited the teaching of the Torah on penalty of death.
▪The application should be signed under penalty of perjury.
▪ penalty for▪the penalty for murder
▪ penalty on▪He threatened stiffer penalties on young offenders.
2 disadvantageVERB + PENALTY▪ pay, suffer▪He's now paying the penalty for his misspent youth.
▪People who lose their jobs are suffering the penalties for longer periods.
▪ acceptPREPOSITION▪ penalty for▪You must accept the penalty for your rash actions.
▪ penalty of▪It's just one of the penalties of fame.
3 in football/soccerADJECTIVE▪ controversial, disputed, dodgy (BrE, informal), dubious▪ winning▪ well-struck▪ missed▪ first-half, injury-time, second-half▪ early, late▪ last-minute▪ 12th-minute, etc.VERB + PENALTY▪ award (sb), give (sb)▪ concede, give away▪They were leading until Cole gave away a penalty.
▪ appeal for▪ be awarded, be given, earn, get, have, land, win▪We were unlucky not to get a penalty.
▪ boot, dispatch, kick, strike, take▪ score from▪Owen scored from a first-half penalty.
▪ net, slot home▪Ricketts netted his third penalty of the season to put his team ahead.
▪ miss▪ savePENALTY + NOUN▪ area, box, corner, spot▪ award▪ kick▪ shoot-out▪ goal▪ miss▪ save▪ taker▪ chance, opportunity▪ attemptPREPOSITION▪ penalty by, penalty from▪They won, thanks to a late penalty from Fry.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
