amende

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See also: amendé and amén de

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from French amende.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /əˈmɒnd/, /əˈmɑːnd/

Noun

amende (plural amendes)

  1. A monetary punishment; a fine.

Anagrams

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French amende.

Noun

amende f (plural amendes)

  1. (Belgium, colloquial) fine

Anagrams

French

Etymology

Deverbal from amender.

Pronunciation

Noun

amende f (plural amendes)

  1. fine (payment)
    • 2019 September 16, Government of Haute-Saône, "Déploiement des radars tourelles":
      La destruction, la dégradation ou la détérioration d’un bien public constitue une infraction qui peut être punie de 5 ans d’emprisonnement et de 75 000 euros d’amende.
      Destruction of or damage to public property is a crime punishable by 5 years imprisonment and a 75,000 euro fine.

Derived terms

Verb

amende

  1. inflection of amender:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

Anagrams

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Etymology

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Noun

amende f (plural amendes)

  1. (Jersey) fine (payment)