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| 1. | [ verb ] impose a fine on | |
| Synonyms: | fine | |
| Examples: | "he was fined for littering" |
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| Related terms: | levy fine | |
| 2. | [ verb ] deprive of by deceit | |
| Synonyms: | swindle defraud con goldbrick bunco diddle gyp nobble scam victimize rook | |
| Examples: | "He swindled me out of my inheritance" "She defrauded the customers who trusted her" "the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change" |
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| Related terms: | cheat short-change exploitation bunco scam swindler | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (business) money extracted as a penalty | |
| Synonyms: | amercement fine | |
| Related terms: | penalty library_fine amerce | |
| Similar spelling: |
mulcting |
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