penalization.

1. Applying a punishment, cost, or disadvantage in response to conduct or a condition.

2. Adding a cost term that discourages unwanted model behavior.

Use it for

Words that belong together

• financial penalization
• penalization of delays

On the page

The contract allowed penalization of repeated delays.

Usage notes

Primary category: academic / formal. Forms: Usually uncountable; no ordinary plural in this sense. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: analysis, explanation, evaluation. Commonness: moderately common.