Definitions and Examples of penalty, fine
Learn when and how to use these words with these examples!
A punishment imposed for breaking a law, rule, or contract.
Example
The referee gave a yellow card as a penalty for the player's rough tackle.
A sum of money imposed as a penalty for breaking a law or rule.
Example
He had to pay a fine for parking his car in a no-parking zone.
Key Differences: penalty vs fine
- 1Penalty is a punishment imposed for breaking a law, rule, or contract.
- 2Fine is a sum of money imposed as a penalty for breaking a law or rule.
Effective Usage of penalty, fine
- 1Legal Context: Use penalty and fine in legal contexts to describe consequences for breaking laws or rules.
- 2Business Context: Use bonus and penalty in business contexts to describe rewards or consequences for performance or behavior.
- 3Sports Context: Use penalty in sports contexts to describe punishments for rule violations.
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Remember this!
The antonyms of bonus are penalty and fine. Use penalty to describe a punishment imposed for breaking a law, rule, or contract. Use fine to describe a sum of money imposed as a penalty for breaking a law or rule. These words can be used in legal, business, and sports contexts to describe consequences for performance or behavior.
