expense vs penalty

expense

noun
  • The elimination or consumption of something, sometimes with the notion of loss or damage to the thing eliminated. 

  • A spending or consuming, often a disbursement of funds. 

verb
  • To charge a cost against an expense account; to bill something to the company for which one works. 

penalty

noun
  • A disadvantageous consequence of a previous event. 

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

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