to fine

Definition of to fine in English English dictionary: {v} mulct; Behind the batsman and at a small angle to the line between the wickets; Made of slender or thin filaments; Being acceptable, adequate, passable, or satisfactory; to become finer, purer, or cleaner; To issue a fine as punishment to (someone); The end of a musical composition; Particularly slender; especially thin, narrow, or of small girth; to make finer, purer, or cleaner; to clarify (wine and beer) by filtration; Good-looking, attractive; Of superior quality; A payment or fee issued as punishment for breaking the law; Subtle, delicately balanced; Fine champagne; French brandy
He refilled his glass. ‘The fine is very good,’ he said.; 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; something that is fine; fine particles; unlaw; very well; excellently; {n} a penalty, forfeiture, advance money, end; {v} to inflict a penalty, refine, purify, adorn; {a} showy, nice, handsome, pure, clear; Not thick or heavy; slender; filmy; as, a fine thread; To make fine; to refine; to purify, to clarify; as, to fine gold; Money that is owed by a borrower when library items are not returned on time; one possible sanction for an offence under the Code, expressed as a percentage of the current regular tuition fee for a full-time undergraduate student in the Faculty of Arts; A very small particle of material such as very fine sander dust or very small pieces of bark; expression of agreement; being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition; "an all-right movie"; "the passengers were shaken up but are all right"; "is everything all right?"; "everything's fine"; "things are okay"; "dinner and the movies had been fine"; "another minute I'd have been fine"; In the context of the Gazetteer, this was a payment to the Crown in return for a royal grant The fines proffered each year were recorded on the Fine Rolls; some were also noted on the Pipe Rolls; to fine the soil; 3 (b); the amount of money which is owed by the borrower if his/her books, materials, or reserves are not returned on time; 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; Finely; well; elegantly; fully; delicately; mincingly; as; To make finer, or less coarse, as in bulk, texture, etc; The end; A sentence that requires the payment of money to the court; of texture; being small-grained or smooth to the touch or having fine particles; "wood with a fine grain"; "fine powdery snow"; "fine rain"; "batiste is a cotton fabric with a fine weave"; "covered with a fine film of dust"; to fine down a ship's lines, to diminish her lines gradually; A sentence which may be imposed on a convictd person whereby he/she may be ordered to pay a specific amount of money as punishment Usually a default period accompanies this fine and the person will be compelled to serve time if the fine is not paid within that time period; A sum of money a person must pay as punishment because of an illegal act or omission; A penalty which requires a person to pay a sum of money within a fixed period of time Failure to pay may result in further penalties being imposed including imprisonment •Children & Criminal Law; [WPI] adj Good, but not good enough to be {cuspy} The word `fine' is used elsewhere, of course, but without the implicit comparison to the higher level implied by {cuspy}; (of weather) pleasant; not raining, perhaps with the sun shining; "a fine summer evening"; Consisting of especially minute particulate; made up of particularly small pieces; Made of fine materials; light; delicate; as, fine linen or silk; superior to the average; "in fine spirits"; "a fine student"; "made good grades"; "morale was good"; "had good weather for the parade"; money extracted as a penalty characterized by elegance or refinement or accomplishment; "fine wine"; "looking fine in her Easter suit"; "a fine gentleman"; "fine china and crystal"; "a fine violinist"; "the fine hand of a master"; a fee charged for an item returned to the library after the due date; Of a particular grade of quality, usually between very good and very fine, and below mint; Sunny and not raining; A pecuniary punishment imposed by lawful tribunal upon person convicted of crime or misdemeanor A monetary penalty It may include a forfeiture or penalty recoverable in a civil action, and in criminal convictions, may be in addition to imprisonment; See Fine, n; Thin; attenuate; keen; as, a fine edge; Fee charged for an item returned to the Library after the due date The amount of the fine varies depending on the source For more information on fines, consult the Library's Circulation Policies; The amount of money you will owe if you keep library materials past the due date Your fine will equal the number of days an item is overdue times the number of items overdue; Not coarse; comminuted; in small particles; as, fine sand or flour; A financial charge that is levied against a patron as a penalty for having overdue, damaged, or lost resources Fines, like fees are charges which are collected into invoices Overdue fines are generated at return time by WebCheckout Operators with the proper authorization may also place fines on patrons manually How overdue fines are assessed is controlled as part of the circulation policy of the relevant resource type See Also: Hold, Invoice, Fee; Being dismissive, a way to keep to yourself when asked, "How are you?" "Fine"; in a delicate manner; "finely shaped features"; "her fine drawn body"; minutely precise especially in differences in meaning; "a fine distinction"; 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; The end of a musical piece; Having (such) a proportion of pure metal in its composition; as, coins nine tenths fine; free or impurities; having a high or specified degree of purity; "gold 21 carats fine"; thin in thickness or diameter; "a fine film of oil"; "fine hairs"; "read the fine print"; {i} monetary penalty, punishment which involves the payment of a specified sum of money; To change by fine gradations; as Naut