to fine
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3.4
- verb
- /faɪn/
- And a few days prior to that she had said to me, I've been fined for a certain thing.
- found guilty and fined
- fined $10,000
- fined $1,000
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- And so Standard Chartered Bank was fined.
- They may be hacked, they may lose it, they they may get fined in a very hefty way.
- If you leave a waste container open during an active lab and we're inspected, we MIT can be fined thousands of dollars.
- I have been dinged and fined for being a normal rational human and giving them a door code.
- He had investigations into him where in he was going to be fined and his companies were probably going to lose government contracts.
Examples
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The city decided to fine the restaurant for not following health regulations.
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And I was expecting that I'll face a risk of getting fined or getting some jail time.
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Employers who fail to comply can be fined up to $5,000.
Academic text (2011) -
Under Cuban law, you can be jailed for a long period and fined large sums.
Academic text (1996) -
Fresh contention emerged when the magistrates heavily fined Bull and six neighbors.
Academic text (1990) -
Doria was eventually cleared of most of the charges, fined thirty pesos, and allowed to hold public office again.
Academic text (2000) -
If you park illegally, you will be fined $150.
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He was fined for speeding on the highway.
Synonyms
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5.5
Punish someone or make them suffer a loss for breaking a rule
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4.1
To give someone an official notice that orders them to pay a fine for breaking a traffic rule
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3.8
Officially order someone to pay money as punishment for breaking a rule
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3.1
To give an official notice that fines someone for breaking a law
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9.9
To make someone pay a fine ordered by a court
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9.9
Make someone pay money as a punishment for breaking a rule
Antonyms
Idioms
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9.9
A phrase said to show something would be nice but is very unlikely to happen
Phrasal Verbs
- Formal
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3.8
Officially order someone to pay money as punishment for breaking a rule
Compounds
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4.6
A university degree for artists, writers and performers after a first degree
- Specialized
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6.3
A special degree that a university gives to people for work in the fine arts
- Specialized
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9.1
A group of very close lines in the light from an atom that show small energy differences
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5.6
Pictures taken with a camera to show an artist's personal vision, not for news or sale
A low shrub with thin leaves and purple-red flowers that grows on open, poor soil
- US
A climbing small bush from the southeastern United States with large red-purple bell-shaped flowers
How Severe
Surface Forms
Etymology
Fine (verb) comes from a legal use of the word for an 'end' or settlement, from Latin finis, 'end', where a payment closed a case, so to fine someone is to make them pay money to finish the problem.