penalty   (Sound)

The noun penalty has 4 senses

• punishment, penalty, penalization, penalisation -- (the act of punishing)


• penalty -- (a payment required for not fulfilling a contract)


• penalty -- (the disadvantage or painful consequences of an action or condition; "neglected his health and paid the penalty")


• penalty -- ((games) a handicap or disadvantage that is imposed on a competitor (or a team) for an infraction of the rules of the game)