Used in a Sentence

penalty

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for penalty.

Editorial note

The author posits that since the page is visible in the index, there was no penalty.

Examples16
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

A punishment for violating rules of procedure.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of penalty gathered in one view.

noun

A punishment for violating rules of procedure.

noun

A legal sentence.

noun

A disadvantageous consequence of a previous event.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for penalty.

Example sentences

1

The author posits that since the page is visible in the index, there was no penalty.

2

The phone is removed from the equation when selecting a carrier, and consumers can change carriers on a whim with no penalty.

3

Both Java and Flash have become security problems, so they're in various penalty boxes, beyond the plugin prison.

4

Just like they removed all jurors who wouldn't consider the death penalty from the Boston bomber trial.

5

Unfortunately the fact that stories can't be voted down means that there's no penalty (at least as far as karma is concerned) for flooding the site with submissions.

6

The penalty in ones convenience is greatly outweighed by the benefit to the indie/DIY artist.

7

I'm guessing/hoping that with modern branch prediction, the check at the top of objc_msgSend is a tiny penalty.

8

The questionnaire given to potential jurors asked for their beliefs on the death penalty.

9

We believe in doing right by the consumer: no fees, no penalty pricing, no gotchas, and no fine print.

10

It is penalized, but we overrode the penalty in this case, thinking the article was substantive.

11

The majority of the penalty for making a function call being negated?

12

Should they also face a firing squad as the penalty for treason?

Quote examples

1

All of a sudden the penalty for accessing your "God" object just went down by a fair bit.

2

For example common expressions used over and over like "nature you scary" should be given a huge penalty hit.

3

If content is relavant to Your website, You won't get penalty from google." I think that's disingenuous.

4

The penalty isn't going to be evident if you're doing a search like: in:mysite.example.com "explicit text search" All you're seeing is that your site was indexed.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use penalty in a sentence?

The author posits that since the page is visible in the index, there was no penalty.

What does penalty mean?

A punishment for violating rules of procedure.

What part of speech is penalty?

penalty is commonly used as noun.