fine2
Pronunciation: /fʌɪn/
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Definition of fine
noun
verb
Derivatives
Pronunciation: /ˈfʌɪnəb(ə)l/
adjective
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French fin 'end, payment', from Latin finis 'end' (in medieval Latin denoting a sum paid on settling a lawsuit). The original sense was 'conclusion' (surviving in the phrase in fine); also used in the medieval Latin sense, the word came to denote a penalty of any kind, later specifically a monetary penalty