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Definition of penalize
penalized
;penalizing
transitive verb
1 : to inflict a penalty on
2 : to put at a serious disadvantage
From the M-W Editors
Examples of penalize in a Sentence
The company was penalized for not paying taxes.
The hockey player was penalized for holding.
This law would unfairly penalize immigrants.
Recent Examples of penalize from the Web
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These disparities in assessments — known as regressivity — led to inequities in property tax bills, giving the wealthy unsanctioned tax breaks while penalizing low-income residents.
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Why Big Powers Use Sanctions as War by Other Means: QuickTake On the same day that the sale was concluded, the U.S. extended its list of individuals and companies penalized for the annexation of Ukraine’s Crimea peninsula in March 2014.
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The thrust of these counterarguments is that the main characters did nothing wrong because the law simply doesn’t penalize anything that happened at the meeting.
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This week's report ups the urgency by once again highlighting Oregon's limited appetite for penalizing day cares.
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If workers demand that money as cash wages, the tax code penalizes them by taxing it.
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Shortly after the lawsuit was filed, lawmakers added language to the state budget that penalizes school districts for using state aid to sue to the state.
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A federal judge in California also blocked the administration’s threat to penalize cities that provide legal sanctuary for undocumented immigrants.
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Like Dustin Johnson getting penalized on the last hole at the 2010 PGA for grounding his club in a fairway bunker.
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First Known Use of penalize
1888
PENALIZE Defined for English Language Learners
penalize
playDefinition of penalize for English Language Learners
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: to punish (someone or something) for breaking a rule or a law
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: to give (someone) an unfair disadvantage
PENALIZE Defined for Kids
penalize
playDefinition of penalize for Students
penalized
;penalizing
: to give a penalty to You'll be penalized for cheating.
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