benefit vs penalty

benefit

noun
  • A payment made in accordance with an insurance policy or a public assistance scheme. 

  • An advantage; help or aid from something. 

  • An event, such as a theatrical performance, given to raise funds for some cause. 

  • Intended audience (as for the benefit of). 

verb
  • To be or to provide a benefit to. 

  • To receive a benefit (from); to be a beneficiary. 

penalty

noun
  • A payment forfeited for an early withdrawal from an account or an investment. 

  • A punishment for an infraction of the rules, often in the form of being removed from play for a specified amount of time. 

  • A legal sentence. 

  • A punishment for violating rules of procedure. 

  • A direct free kick from the penalty spot, taken after a defensive foul in the penalty box; a penalty kick. 

  • A disadvantageous consequence of a previous event. 

How often have the words benefit and penalty occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )