amende
See also: amendé and amén de
English
Alternative forms
- amand (Scotland)
Etymology
Borrowed from French amende.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /əˈmɒnd/, /əˈmɑːnd/
Noun
amende (plural amendes)
- A monetary punishment; a fine.
Related terms
- amende honorable
Anagrams
- Medean, Nadeem, amened, demean, dename, meaned
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from French amende.
Noun
amende f (plural amendes)
- (Belgium, colloquial) fine
Anagrams
- ademen
French
Etymology
Deverbal from amender.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.mɑ̃d/
audio (file) - Homophone: amande
Noun
amende f (plural amendes)
- 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.
- 2019 September 16, Government of Haute-Saône, "Déploiement des radars tourelles":
Derived terms
- faire amende honorable
Verb
amende
- inflection of amender:
- first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- second-person singular imperative
Further reading
- “amende”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
- mandée
Norman
Etymology
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Noun
amende f (plural amendes)
- (Jersey) fine (payment)