fines

1. 1
   noun

   Plural of fine. Use this when talking about more than one money penalty.

   The city collected thousands of dollars in parking fines last year.

   Late library returns can lead to small fines.

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2. 2
   verb

   Third-person singular simple present of fine. Use it with he, she, or it for charging a penalty now.

   The court fines anyone caught littering in the park.

   Her employer fines workers who clock in late.

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3. 3
   noun

   The very small bits of a material, like dust or powder, whether or not they float in the air.

   Like the powder left at the bottom of a flour bag.

   The crusher left a pile of fines that workers had to sweep up.

   Airborne fines from the quarry settled on every car in town.

   Similardust, particulates, silt, powder

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4. 4
   noun

   The tiny broken bits of cereal that gather at the bottom of the box.

   Like the crumbs left at the bottom of a chip bag.

   She tipped the box and poured the last of the fines into her bowl.

   Nobody wants the fines, just crumbs and dust at the bottom of the box.

   Similarcrumbs, dust

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