dock points

dɒk pɔɪnts

Definition

Definition of dock points - Reverso English Dictionary

Verbal expression

scoresubtract points from a score

The referee decided to dock points for the foul.

penalize

sports

reduce points as a penalty

The teacher will dock points for late submissions.

penalize

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Expressions with dock

dock the pay

deduct a portion of wages for specific reasons

They will dock the pay for any unapproved absences.

in the dock

adv.

under intense scrutiny or criticism

The company was in the dock over environmental violations.

ferry dock

place where a ferry stops to take on or let off travelers

We met at the ferry dock just before the last boat left.

dock pay

reduce an employee's salary for specific reasons

The company decided to dock pay for repeated tardiness.

curly dock

plant with curly leaves often found in fields

Curly dock grows abundantly in the meadow.

don't fish off the company dock

exp.

advise against using company resources for personal gain

Don't fish off the company dock to keep trust with your boss..

Examples of dock points in a sentence

They will dock points if the rules are not followed.
Coaches may dock points for unsportsmanlike behavior.
Judges will dock points for any rule violations.

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French:retirer des points, ...
German:Punkte abziehen, ...
Italian:sottrarre punti, ...
Spanish:restar puntos, ...
Portuguese:descontar pontos, descontar, ...
Chinese:扣分, 扣除分数, ...
Japanese:ポイントを減点する, 減点する, ...
Arabic:خصم, خَصَمَ النقاط, ...
Hebrew:לְהַפְחִית נְקוּדוֹת, לְנַכּוֹת נְקוּדוֹת, ...
Russian:снять баллы, снимать баллы, ...
Ukrainian:відняти бали, зняти бали, ...
Hindi:अंक घटाना, ...
Bengali:পয়েন্ট বাদ দেওয়া, ...
Catalan:restar punts, restar, ...
Czech:odečíst body, krátit body, ...
Danish:trække point, straffe med pointfradrag, ...
Dutch:punten aftrekken, op punten korten, ...
Greek:αφαιρώ πόντους, μειώνω πόντους, ...
Hungarian:levonni, pontot levonni, ...
Khmer:កាត់ពិន្ទុ, ...
Korean:점수를 깎다, ...
Persian:کسر کرد, امتیاز کم کرد, ...
Polish:odejmować punkty, odjąć punkty, ...
Portuguese (BR):descontar pontos, ...
Romanian:a scădea puncte, a penaliza, ...
Swedish:dra av poäng, ...
Thai:หักคะแนน, ...
Turkish:puan kırmak, puan düşürmek, ...
Vietnamese:trừ điểm, khấu trừ điểm, ...

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