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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | penalty in money |
| Synonyms: | amends, amercement, assessment, damages, forfeit, mulct, punishment, reparation, rip |
| Antonyms: | amends, award, compensation, reimbursement, reward |
| Main Entry: | damage(s) |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | cost for problem |
| Synonyms: | amends, bill, charge, compensation, expense, fine, forfeit, indemnity, reimbursement, reparation, satisfaction, total |
| Antonyms: | award, compensation, profit, recompense, reward |
| Main Entry: | forfeit |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | something given as sacrifice |
| Synonyms: | cost, damages, fine, loss, mulct, penalty, relinquishment |
| Antonyms: | gain, victory, win |
| Main Entry: | penalize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | punish |
| Synonyms: | amerce, castigate, chasten, chastise, condemn, correct, discipline, dock*, fine, handicap, hit with, impose penalty, inflict handicap, judge, mulct, put at disadvantage, scold, slap with, throw the book at |
| Antonyms: | excuse, forgive, pardon, reward |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | penalty |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | punishment |
| Synonyms: | amends, amercement, cost, damages, disadvantage, discipline, dues, fall, fine, forfeit, forfeiture, handicap, mortification, mulct, price, rap, retribution |
| Antonyms: | award, forgiveness, pardon, reward |
| Main Entry: | punish |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | penalize for wrongdoing |
| Synonyms: | abuse, attend to, batter, beat, beat up, blacklist, castigate, chasten, chastise, correct, crack down on, cuff, debar, defrock, discipline, dismiss, do in, execute, exile, expel, fine, flog, give a going over, give the works, harm, hurt, immure, incarcerate, injure, knock about, lash, lecture, maltreat, misuse, oppress, paddle, rap knuckles, reprove, rough up, scourge, sentence, slap wrist, spank, switch, teach a lesson, throw the book at, train, whip |
| Antonyms: | award, exonerate, let go, praise, protect, reward |
| Main Entry: | tax |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | charge levied by government on property, income |
| Synonyms: | assessment, bite*, brokerage, capitation, contribution, cost, custom, dues, duty, excise, expense, fine, giveaway, imposition, impost, levy, obligation, pork barrel, price, rate, salvage, tariff, tithe, toll, towage, tribute |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | forfeiture |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | abandonment |
| Synonyms: | fine, forfeit, giving up, loss, mulct, relinquishment |
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