as in penalties
a sum of money to be paid as a punishment
a $50 fine for speeding
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as in imposes
to establish or apply as a charge or penalty
the police will fine you for driving with one headlight out
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as in filters
to remove usually visible impurities from
the use of egg shells to fine wine
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Recent Examples of fines
Kevin Dotson, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2025
The measure would create penalties of up to 20 years in prison and fines up to $100,000 for distributing pornography online.
—Arpan Lobo, Freep.com, 4 Oct. 2025
Had the item been approved, someone who violated the rule would’ve had to pay up to $200 in fines, serve up to 30 days in jail or participate in between 10 and 40 hours of community service, according to board documents.
—Sofi Zeman
october 3, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2025
Other penalties include fines up to $1000 or demotions.
—Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Trump was ordered to pay more than $350 million in fines and face other penalties in February 2024.
—Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 3 Oct. 2025
If convicted of all three counts, Cullen could face up to 70 years and nine months in prison and up to $35,000 in fines.
—Bridget Fogarty, jsonline.com, 1 Oct. 2025
The laws in Illinois and Nevada ban products that claim to provide mental health treatment outright, threatening fines up to $10,000 in Illinois and $15,000 in Nevada.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
Yet leadership just issues fines and looks the other way.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 1 Oct. 2025
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Yet leadership just issues fines and looks the other way.
—Kevin Dotson, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2025
The measure would create penalties of up to 20 years in prison and fines up to $100,000 for distributing pornography online.
—Arpan Lobo, Freep.com, 4 Oct. 2025
Had the item been approved, someone who violated the rule would’ve had to pay up to $200 in fines, serve up to 30 days in jail or participate in between 10 and 40 hours of community service, according to board documents.
—Sofi Zeman
october 3, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2025
Other penalties include fines up to $1000 or demotions.
—Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Trump was ordered to pay more than $350 million in fines and face other penalties in February 2024.
—Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 3 Oct. 2025
If convicted of all three counts, Cullen could face up to 70 years and nine months in prison and up to $35,000 in fines.
—Bridget Fogarty, jsonline.com, 1 Oct. 2025
The laws in Illinois and Nevada ban products that claim to provide mental health treatment outright, threatening fines up to $10,000 in Illinois and $15,000 in Nevada.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
Yet leadership just issues fines and looks the other way.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fines
penalties
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Sephora will pay a total of $550,000 in civil penalties, $200,000 in cost recovery and $25,000 to the Environmental Enforcement and Training Account, which is managed by the California Environmental Protection Agency.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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But after that game-opening touchdown, the unit hurt itself with penalties and turnovers before eking out a field goal as the second quarter ended to cut the deficit to 20-10.—
Mike Jones,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Fines.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fines. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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