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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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Unauthorized outbound investment activities will be subject to penalties, including fines and investment bans, according to the State Council.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

People still risk arrest and fines if they are caught playing it.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

The DSA is part of a bolstered legal armoury to curb what the EU considers excesses by Big Tech, and fines can go as high as six percent of a company's total worldwide annual turnover.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

The most recent fines covered by council purchase cards in the past financial year were all paid by City Operations.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

When Edwina and Marshall’s relatives were called, they hurried to the police station, paid the teenagers’ fines, and got them out ofjail.

From "Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice" by Phillip Hoose