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)

1. 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)

1. (Belgium, colloquial) fine

Anagrams

• ademen

French

Etymology

Deverbal from amender.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.mɑ̃d/

• Audio:

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• Homophone: amande

Noun

amende f (plural amendes)

1. fine (payment)
   • 2019 September 16, Government of Haute-Saône, "Déploiement des radars tourelles"[1]:

     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

• faire amende honorable

Verb

amende

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

1. (Jersey) fine (payment)