penalty
Example Sentences
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An account holder who decides to, say, blow it on a trip to Cancún could owe $406 in federal income taxes and a $338 penalty on the withdrawal.
He clipped over a penalty to put the visitors 10 points clear inside quarter of an hour.
From BBC
The measures could also open them up to legal penalties for non-compliance.
From Barron's
For Roth and regular IRAs, you must be over age 59 1/2 to withdraw gains or face a 10% penalty.
From Barron's
A report by Kenya's auditor general last year found more than $260 million had been wasted just on penalties and interest from late debt payments.
From Barron's
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