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finable

finable

7.9
Required to pay money when you break a rule
  • adjective
  • /ˈfaɪnəbl/
  • Formal
translation icon : sancionable
  • The teacher warned the students that cheating on the exam was a finable action.

Examples

  • The company received a notice about finable violations of environmental regulations.

  • Failing to pay your taxes can result in a finable offense.

  • This is all finable.

    The Florida Project (2017)

Synonyms

fineable
vsfinable
  • Formal
8.0

Required to pay money as a punishment

is the same meaning but appears in a different written form
sanctionable
vsfinable
  • Formal
7.9

Can be punished under rules or law

means liability specifically to a monetary penalty rather than any punishment

Antonyms

exempt
71 4.4

Not required to do something others must do, for example paying tax

Surface Forms

finable positive

Morphology

finable = fine (transparent) = fine + able

Formed from the verb 'fine' + productive suffix '-able', producing the straightforward meaning 'able to be fined'.

Etymology

The word finable comes from the common word fine meaning 'a money penalty' and the ending -able meaning 'able to be'. A fine originally meant a payment to 'end' or settle a problem, an idea you can see in the word finish, so finable means 'able to be given a fine'.