penalty /'penәlti/
Meaning
English definition
- (n.) a payment required for not fulfilling a contract
- (n.) the disadvantage or painful consequences of an action or condition
- (n.) (games) a handicap or disadvantage that is imposed on a competitor (or a team) for an infraction of the rules of the game
Chinese translation
- n. 处罚, 刑罚, 罚款, 罚球, 报应, 不利结果, 妨碍
- [经] 罚金(款), 违约金
Word details
- Part of speech
- noun
- Pronunciation
- /'penәlti/
- Syllables
- 3
- Exam levels
- CET-6 · Postgraduate exam · TOEFL · IELTS · GRE
- Frequency
- Zipf 4.45 · Rare
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