fines

NOUN

penalty in money

Synonyms

STRONGEST

punishment

STRONG

amends amercement assessment damages forfeit mulct reparation rip

Antonyms

WEAK

award compensation reimbursement reward

VERB

penalize in monetary way

Synonyms

STRONGEST

confiscate levy punish

STRONG

alienate amerce dock exact extort mulct sconce seize sequestrate tax

WEAK

hit with make pay pay through the nose slap with throw book at

Antonyms

STRONG

give release

WEAK

award compensate reimburse reward

Example Sentences

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The Registry Trust is the not-for-profit organisation which maintains the Register of Court Judgments, Orders and Fines on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

Fines for municipalities that fail to achieve the required diversion rates can run $10,000 a day.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2025

Fines of $8,000 were waived with the pledge.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2025

Fines of $50 and $75 are charged for the third and fourth violations, respectively, but people can waive those by buying fare or taking surveys.

From Seattle Times • May 28, 2024

Fines, along with the kindred fiction of recoveries, were abolished by the Fines and Recoveries Act 1833, which substituted a deed enrolled in the court of chancery.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 "Fenton, Edward" to "Finistere" by Various