- plural of penalty.
penalties
Example Sentences
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Increasing your income-tax withholding can help you avoid a large tax bill and possible underpayment penalties, although it won’t change the total amount of tax you ultimately pay.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026
While the tax code allows some individual retirement account mistakes to be corrected, other missteps cannot be fixed and bring penalties and tax hits.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
And, after a goalless draw against France in the semis at Old Trafford, the Czechs would win 6-5 on penalties.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
The Premier League did not immediately announce a punishment, but possible penalties include points deductions and relegation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
His lawyers argued that the law is arbitrary and irrational, because it imposes such vastly different penalties on two forms of the same substance.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
