Penalty vs. Fine
Penaltynoun
A legal sentence.
Penaltynoun
A punishment for violating rules of procedure.
Penaltynoun
(finance) A payment forfeited for an early withdrawal from an account or an investment.
Penaltynoun
(football) A direct free kick from the penalty spot, taken after a defensive foul in the penalty box; a penalty kick.
Penaltynoun
(ice hockey) A punishment for an infraction of the rules, often in the form of being removed from play for a specified amount of time.
Penaltynoun
Penal retribution; punishment for crime or offense; the suffering in person or property which is annexed by law or judicial decision to the commission of a crime, offense, or trespass.
Penaltynoun
The suffering, or the sum to be forfeited, to which a person subjects himself by covenant or agreement, in case of nonfulfillment of stipulations; forfeiture; fine.
Penaltynoun
A handicap.
Penaltynoun
the act of punishing
Penaltynoun
a payment required for not fulfilling a contract
Penaltynoun
the disadvantage or painful consequences of an action or condition;
Penaltynoun
(games) a handicap or disadvantage that is imposed on a competitor (or a team) for an infraction of the rules of the game
Fineadjective
Senses referring to subjective quality.
Fineadjective
Of superior quality.
Fineadjective
(informal) Being acceptable, adequate, passable, or satisfactory.
Fineadjective
(informal) Good-looking, attractive.
Fineadjective
Subtle, delicately balanced or discriminated.
Fineadjective
(obsolete) Showy; overdecorated.
Fineadjective
Delicate; subtle; exquisite; artful; dexterous.
Fineadjective
An answer often used to cover an unnecessary explanation, rather to avoid conflict or an argument. Saying "I'm fine" can be used to avoid inquiry when the speaker is not really okay.
Fineadjective
Senses referring to objective quality.
Fineadjective
Of a particular grade of quality, usually between very good and very fine, and below mint.
Fineadjective
(of weather) Sunny and not raining.
Fineadjective
Consisting of especially minute particulate; made up of particularly small pieces.
Fineadjective
Particularly slender; especially thin, narrow, or of small girth.
Fineadjective
Made of slender or thin filaments.
Fineadjective
Having a (specified) proportion of pure metal in its composition.
Fineadjective
(cricket) Behind the batsman and at a small angle to the line between the wickets.
Fineadjective
(obsolete) Subtle; thin; tenuous.
Fineadverb
Expression of (typically) reluctant agreement.
Fineadverb
Well, nicely, in a positive way.
Fineadverb
Finely; elegantly; delicately.
Fineadverb
In a manner so that the driven ball strikes the object ball so far to one side as to be barely deflected, the object ball being driven to one side.
Finenoun
Fine champagne; French brandy.
Finenoun
Something that is fine; fine particles.
Finenoun
A fee levied as punishment for breaking the law.
Finenoun
(music) The end of a musical composition.
Finenoun
(music) The location in a musical score that indicates the end of the piece, particularly when the piece ends somewhere in the middle of the score due to a section of the music being repeated.
Finenoun
(obsolete) End; conclusion; termination; extinction.
Finenoun
A final agreement concerning lands or rents between persons, as the lord and his vassal.
Finenoun
A sum of money or price paid for obtaining a benefit, favor, or privilege, as for admission to a copyhold, or for obtaining or renewing a lease.
Fineverb
(transitive) To make finer, purer, or cleaner; to purify or clarify.
Fineverb
(intransitive) To become finer, purer, or cleaner.
Fineverb
To make finer, or less coarse, as in bulk, texture, etc.
Fineverb
To change by fine gradations.
Fineverb
(transitive) To clarify (wine and beer) by filtration.
Fineverb
To become gradually fine; to diminish; to dwindle (with away, down, or off).
Fineverb
(transitive) To issue a fine as punishment to (someone).
Fineverb
(intransitive) To pay a fine.
Fineverb
To finish; to cease.
Fineverb
To cause to cease; to stop.
Fineadjective
Finished; brought to perfection; refined; hence, free from impurity; excellent; superior; elegant; worthy of admiration; accomplished; beautiful.
Fineadjective
Aiming at show or effect; loaded with ornament; overdressed or overdecorated; showy.
Fineadjective
Nice; delicate; subtle; exquisite; artful; skillful; dexterous.
Fineadjective
Not coarse, gross, or heavy
Fineadjective
Not coarse; comminuted; in small particles; as, fine sand or flour.
Fineadjective
Having (such) a proportion of pure metal in its composition; as, coins nine tenths fine.
Fineadjective
Used ironically.
Fineverb
To make fine; to refine; to purify, to clarify; as, to fine gold.
Fineverb
To make finer, or less coarse, as in bulk, texture, etc.; as. to fine the soil.
Fineverb
To change by fine gradations; as (Naut.), to fine down a ship's lines, to diminish her lines gradually.
Fineverb
To impose a pecuniary penalty upon for an offense or breach of law; to set a fine on by judgment of a court; to punish by fine; to mulct; as, the trespassers were fined ten dollars.
Fineverb
To pay a fine. See Fine, n., 3 (b).
Fineverb
To finish; to cease; or to cause to cease.
Fineverb
To become fine (in any one of various senses); as, the ale will fine; the weather fined.
Finenoun
End; conclusion; termination; extinction.
Finenoun
A sum of money paid as the settlement of a claim, or by way of terminating a matter in dispute; especially, a payment of money imposed upon a party as a punishment for an offense; a mulct.
Finenoun
A final agreement concerning lands or rents between persons, as the lord and his vassal.
Finenoun
A sum of money or price paid for obtaining a benefit, favor, or privilege, as for admission to a copyhold, or for obtaining or renewing a lease.
Fineadverb
Finely; well; elegantly; fully; delicately; mincingly.
Fineadverb
In a manner so that the driven ball strikes the object ball so far to one side as to be deflected but little, the object ball being driven to one side.
Finenoun
money extracted as a penalty
Fineverb
issue a ticket or a fine to as a penalty;
Fineadjective
superior to the average;
Fineadjective
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition;
Fineadjective
minutely precise especially in differences in meaning;
Fineadjective
of texture; being small-grained or smooth to the touch or having fine particles;
Fineadjective
being in good health;
Fineadjective
thin in thickness or diameter;
Fineadjective
characterized by elegance or refinement or accomplishment;
Fineadjective
; free or impurities; having a high or specified degree of purity;
Fineadjective
(of weather) pleasant; not raining, perhaps with the sun shining;
Fineadverb
sentence-initial expression of agreement
Fineadverb
in a delicate manner;
Fineadverb
in a superior and skilled manner;
