0 good or good enough; healthy and well:
3 very exact and delicate, or needing to be done, treated, or considered very carefully:
I understood in general what she was talking about, but some of the finer details/points were beyond me.
5 bad or not convenient:
6 an amount of money that has to be paid as a punishment for not obeying a rule or law:
7 to charge someone an amount of money as a punishment for not obeying a rule or law:
Drivers who exceed the speed limit can expect to be fined heavily.
[ + two objects ] They fined him £100 for using threatening behaviour.
8 in a satisfactory way:
"Will a loan of $500 be sufficient?" "That will suit me fine."
9 very good or very well; satisfactory or satisfactorily:
10 of excellent quality or much better than average:
We had lunch in one of the city’s finest restaurants.
That’s a fine thing to say after all I’ve done for you.
12 an amount of money that has to be paid as a punishment for not obeying a rule or law:
13 an amount of money that someone has to pay as a punishment for not obeying a law or rule:
Copying cash is a federal offense and carries prison terms of up to 15 years and up to $5,000 in fines.
a heavy/stiff fine The new state law carries with it heavy fines for teens caught with cigarettes.
Bank officers said the decision to pay the fine would not affect its plans to pay off the loans within two years.
be subject to/face a fine Employers can face fines and other sanctions for hiring any of the 8 to 10 million illegal immigrants who are estimated to live in this country.
get/incur a fine If you go to court you could get a fine of up to a thousand dollars.
hand out/impose a fine There has been a proposal to impose fines for late completion of work.
14 to make someone pay an amount of money as a punishment for not obeying a law or rule:
15 of very high quality:
To all outward appearances everything was fine, but under the surface the marriage was very shaky.
"Don't you worry about a thing. Everything's going to be just fine," smiled Robin reassuringly.
My diet would be fine if only I didn't have this weakness for sweet things.
I don't understand how he can say that everything's fine when it's so obvious that it's not.
The painting is regarded as an exceptionally fine portrait.
The museum has a fine collection of valuable glass.
Jones made sure of his place in the side with three fine goals.
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