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fine; penalty

NounSino-Korean: 罰金

  1. 1

    fine; penalty

    A monetary penalty imposed on a person who violates a rule.

    Korean definition: 규칙을 어겼을 때 벌로 내게 하는 돈.

    • He paid a five-thousand-won fine as a penalty for being late to the gathering.

    • I couldn't return the book I borrowed from the library on time, so I paid a fine.

  2. 2

    fine; penalty

    A monetary penalty imposed on a person who commits a crime.

    Korean definition: 범죄를 저지른 사람에게 처벌로 내게 하는 돈.

    • I violated a traffic signal and received a notice of fine.

    • The court ordered the defendant to pay a fine of ten million won.