fines 1 of 3

noun

Definition of finesnext
plural of fine
as in penalties
a sum of money to be paid as a punishment a $50 fine for speeding

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fines

2 of 3

verb (1)

present tense third-person singular of fine
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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fines

3 of 3

verb (2)

present tense third-person singular of fine
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
Noun
In September, the Australian government increased the fines for noncompliant social media firms. — Chad De Guzman, Time, 22 Oct. 2026 The major data privacy scandal sparked more scrutiny of Facebook and led to lawsuits, congressional hearings and multibillion-dollar fines. — Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026 The company had previously said a penalty in the billions of dollars risked violating its constitutional rights to due process and protection from excessive fines. — Reuters, NBC news, 21 Oct. 2026 Under the New Mexico Constitution, fines for violations of consumer protection laws go state education spending. — ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026 Trump seemed particularly upset that SpaceXAI may face large fines. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 21 Oct. 2026 Florida House Bill 559 recently created new guidelines to address animal cruelty across the state, including by allowing municipalities to increase fines and penalties. — Joshua Ceballos, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2026 The fines on America's second-biggest bank amount to the third-largest in the department's history. — Arkansas Online, 14 Oct. 2026 In 2024, Indonesia revised its anti-wildlife trafficking law to bring in stricter fines and longer jail sentences. — Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026
Verb
Whether the league responds to Booker’s complaints — or fines him for them — the conversation around officiating in this series is far from over. — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2026 The state of California also fines taxpayers who didn’t withhold enough from their paychecks, with rates varying by offense. — Alexiah Syrai Olsen, Sacbee.com, 7 Apr. 2026 Watchdog Fintrac fines crypto exchange Cryptomus some $126 million for failing to flag potentially criminal transactions. — Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fines
  1. penalties
  2. imposes
  3. filters
  4. charges
  5. extracts
  6. levies
  7. clarifies
Noun
  • Regulators could go easy on a first significant violation, Cuban said, but should hit repeat offenders with much steeper penalties.
    — Emma Witman, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
  • He was charged with voting as an alien in a federal election, a misdemeanor charge that carries penalties of as much as a year in prison or a fine as high as $100,000.
    — Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of penalties
Verb
  • Florida law imposes limits on direct contributions to state candidates but generally allows political committees to accept unlimited contributions, subject to applicable reporting and other legal requirements.
    — Luisa Yanez, Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Israel regularly imposes restrictions on movement across the Palestinian occupied territory with some 925 checkpoints, roadblocks, earth mounds and other barriers.
    — Ruth Sherlock, NPR, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of imposes
Verb
  • As the name implies, Glass Half Full filters its work through a hopeful lens.
    — Laura Zornosa, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026
  • These compounds quickly destroy the stratospheric ozone, the gas that filters out harmful ultraviolet radiation from the sun.
    — Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of filters
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  • The warrant, signed Friday by Miami-Dade Chief Circuit Judge Ariana Fajardo Orshan, charges Castro with conspiracy to commit first-degree murder in the deaths of Carlos Costa, Pablo Morales, Mario de la Peña and Armando Alejandre Jr.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2026
  • The Florida charges accuse the Castro regime of spying on Brothers to the Rescue as well as American government offices as part of the alleged conspiracy.
    — Elahe Izadi, Washington Post, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of charges
Verb
  • Now, chemical engineers at the University of Groningen have developed a durable ceramic electrolyzer that extracts hydrogen directly from water vapor.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Mildren’s latest product, the Micro Honey Harvester, is a compact, rechargeable device that extracts honey from spinning honeycomb cassettes.
    — Derek Rose, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of extracts
Verb
  • Beyond the federal government, each state also levies their own separate gas taxes.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 12 May 2026
  • Finally, the governor’s plan calls for raising the residential exemption on the 20-mills that Kansas levies to support public schools.
    — Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 9 Apr. 2026
Definition of levies
Verb
  • The proposal clarifies that the city's contribution covers the actual costs of maintaining, operating, and managing the stadium.
    — Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026
  • But the list clarifies that restrictions don’t apply to licensing, partnerships, and contract research services involving these technologies.
    — Ed Silverman, STAT, 16 Oct. 2026
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“Fines.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fines. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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