Get to know Penalises better with 6 real example sentences, the meaning.
Penalises meaning
third-person singular simple present indicative of penalise
Using Penalises
- The main meaning on this page is: third-person singular simple present indicative of penalise
- In the example corpus, penalises often appears in combinations such as: that penalises.
Context around Penalises
- Average sentence length in these examples: 31.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Penalises
- In this selection, "penalises" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 31.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, tax, unfairly, people, bricks and lower stand out and add context to how "penalises" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include all and penalises gryffindor after and because it penalises those who. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "penalises" sits close to words such as abdali, abdelfattah and abdulazeez, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with penalises
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The council also wants a 'no returns within three hours' policy changed because it penalises those who are picking up and dropping off their children. (25 words)
The ABI hoped that Chancellor Jeremy Hunt would cut IPT in last week’s Budget, arguing that the tax ‘penalises people and businesses for being responsible’. (26 words)
Jersey Australia is advocating for simpler milk payments with one price for milk solids, butterfat and protein and an appropriate volume charge that penalises lower solids milk. (27 words)
While filling in for Remus Lupin in one Defence Against the Dark Arts class, Snape labels Hermione "an insufferable know-it-all" and penalises Gryffindor after she speaks out of turn in her attempt to describe a werewolf when no one else does. (43 words)
Responding to a question about anger in the North, Mr Jenrick told Andrew Marr the new measures would apply to the whole of the UK - and ministers would never bring in a change "that penalises one part of the country over another". (42 words)
He argued that pensioners rely on the dividend and said the company has long campaigned on business rates reform because the system unfairly penalises bricks and mortar retailers. (28 words)
Example sentences (6)
The ABI hoped that Chancellor Jeremy Hunt would cut IPT in last week’s Budget, arguing that the tax ‘penalises people and businesses for being responsible’.
He argued that pensioners rely on the dividend and said the company has long campaigned on business rates reform because the system unfairly penalises bricks and mortar retailers.
Responding to a question about anger in the North, Mr Jenrick told Andrew Marr the new measures would apply to the whole of the UK - and ministers would never bring in a change "that penalises one part of the country over another".
The council also wants a 'no returns within three hours' policy changed because it penalises those who are picking up and dropping off their children.
Jersey Australia is advocating for simpler milk payments with one price for milk solids, butterfat and protein and an appropriate volume charge that penalises lower solids milk.
While filling in for Remus Lupin in one Defence Against the Dark Arts class, Snape labels Hermione "an insufferable know-it-all" and penalises Gryffindor after she speaks out of turn in her attempt to describe a werewolf when no one else does.
Common combinations with penalises
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: