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to fine

to fine

107 3.4
Make someone pay money as punishment for breaking a law or rule
  • verb
  • /faɪn/
translation icon : multar
  • 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

People who go out on their balconies without masks are fined directly from their CBDC accounts.

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Examples

  • The city decided to fine the restaurant for not following health regulations.

  • And I was expecting that I'll face a risk of getting fined or getting some jail time.

  • 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.

  • He was fined for speeding on the highway.

Synonyms

to penalize
vsto fine
  • US
60 5.5

Punish someone or make them suffer a loss for breaking a rule

focuses on making someone pay money rather than other punishments
to ticket
vsto fine
12 4.1

To give someone an official notice that orders them to pay a fine for breaking a traffic rule

involves ordering payment as punishment rather than only notifying someone
to issue a ticket
vsto fine
  • Formal
2 3.1

To give an official notice that fines someone for breaking a law

is about making someone pay money as punishment rather than only giving a notice
to impose a fine
vsto fine
  • Formal
1 3.8

Officially order someone to pay money as punishment for breaking a rule

focuses on making someone pay money as a punishment
to mulct
vsto fine
  • Archaic
9.9

Make someone pay money as a punishment for breaking a rule

is specifically about making someone pay money as punishment
to amerce
vsto fine
  • Archaic
9.9

To make someone pay a fine ordered by a court

refers to general monetary punishment rather than only court ordered historical penalties

Antonyms

384 2.2

Forgive a fault or bad behaviour

328 1.3

To give something to someone to thank them for doing something good

Idioms

Look through something very carefully to find small mistakes

A phrase said to show something would be nice but is very unlikely to happen

To do something very well after a lot of practice

Looks very smart and attractive

Very wet, rainy weather that ducks like

9.9

Very small, delicate, and of excellent quality

Nice clothes make a person look more impressive

Phrasal Verbs

1 3.8

Officially order someone to pay money as punishment for breaking a rule

Compounds

55 5.1

A small difference that is hard to see between similar things

37 4.4

Small printed text in a contract that tells important rules or extra costs

21 2.0

Having an attractive appearance

20 4.1

Things people make mainly to be beautiful and admired, like paintings or sculptures

14 3.9

A special, fancy meal at a high quality restaurant

13 3.5

A high-quality drink made from grapes that often improves with age

11 3.2

A kind of work that shows beauty and ideas, like painting or sculpture

A nickname for Norwich in England for its beautiful old buildings and lively arts

fine-tooth comb
  • Informal
7 4.3

A careful search that finds small mistakes or details

2 4.1

A very careful check of something to find small errors

1 5.0

With many very small teeth close together, like a comb or saw

1 3.7

An amount of money a person or company must pay as punishment for breaking a law

A university degree for artists, writers and performers after a first degree

1 3.1

Tiny drops of liquid that float in the air

1 3.9

A very good strong drink made from grain and aged in wooden barrels

1 6.5

A pet bird often kept and loved like a parrot

1 2.3

A small amount of money you pay when you return library books late

fine structure
  • Specialized
1 9.1

A group of very close lines in the light from an atom that show small energy differences

fine thing
  • Informal
1 7.2

Something very good or lucky that you doubt will happen

Taking pictures as art to show the artist's personal vision

Doctor of Fine Arts
  • Specialized
6.3

A special degree that a university gives to people for work in the fine arts

Pictures taken with a camera to show an artist's personal vision, not for news or sale

A careful look at small parts to find tiny differences

A surface made of very small, closely packed grains that feels smooth

A comb with very close teeth used to remove lice from hair

A garden tool with many close teeth for gathering leaves and small debris

A low shrub with thin leaves and purple-red flowers that grows on open, poor soil

A careful, detailed check of a document or record to find small errors

A small tool with very close teeth used to remove lice or untangle hair

9.9

A climbing small bush from the southeastern United States with large red-purple bell-shaped flowers

How Severe

to prosecute
354 6.1
to fine
107 3.4
to ticket
12 4.1
to reprimand
  • Formal
33 6.1
to caution
92 3.0

Surface Forms

fine infinitive
fined past
fined past participle
fining present participle
fines third person singular

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.