fine
n. countable A1 Beginner Oxford US //ˈfaɪn// fine
n. an amount of money you must pay as a punishment for breaking a rule or law. You might get one for parking your car in the wrong place.
n. a sum of money exacted as a penalty by a court of law or other authority for a specific offence.
I had to pay a fine for speeding.
The library charges a small daily fine for books that are returned after their due date.
The regulatory body imposed a substantial fine on the corporation after discovering several safety violations that had been ignored for years.
Usage
Commonly used with verbs like 'pay', 'impose', 'issue', or 'levy'.
Pitfall
The police gave me a fine of parkingThe police gave me a fine for parkingThe noun 'fine' takes the preposition 'for' to indicate the reason for the penalty.