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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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Those that fail to adapt will not need to be punished by fines that are often difficult to collect.

From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026

Such recruiting is considered “an act of gross unsportsmanlike conduct” punishable by game forfeitures and fines.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

A conviction carries fines of as much as $250,000 and imprisonment of up to two years.

From Salon • May 6, 2026

He will now pay fines believed to be about £2m and be required to play a minimum of five DP World Tour events.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

Many tents have wet clothes hanging all over their fines, piles of wood by the crackling fire, and homemade wooden benches.

From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung