Translation
fine (penalty)
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Word origin
Deverbal noun from amender ('to correct, to improve'), from Latin emendare ('to free from faults'). The original sense was a payment to make amends. English 'amend' and 'emend' are related.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- emendare
- English cognates
- amend, emend, amends
Grammar
Examples
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He was fined for speeding.
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The fine is one hundred and thirty-five euros.
stationnez .
You risk a fine if you park here.
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She paid the fine online.
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The court ordered him to pay a fine of a thousand euros.
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