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(noun) money extracted as a penalty. Synonyms: fine, amercement.

(verb) deprive of by deceit. Synonyms: victimize, swindle, rook, goldbrick, nobble, diddle, bunco, defraud, scam, gyp, gip, hornswoggle, short-change, con. 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."

(verb) impose a fine on. Example: "He was fined for littering."