Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pay the penalty

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.40 in modern English

Syllables
pay the penal-ty
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To incur negative consequences of one's deeds; to suffer as a result of some choice.

verb

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pay, the, penalty.

Inflected Forms

pays the penalty (present, singular) paying the penalty (participle, present) paid the penalty (participle, past) paid the penalty (past)

Synonyms

pay the price pay the piper face the music

Questions

What does pay the penalty mean?
To incur negative consequences of one's deeds; to suffer as a result of some choice.

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