finable

or fine·a·ble

[ fahy-nuh-buh l ]

/ ˈfaɪ nə bəl /

adjective

subject to a fine; punishable by a fine.

Nearby words

fin ray, fin whale, fin-footed, fin., fin. sec., finable, finagle, final, final cause, final cut, final four

Origin of finable

First recorded in 1475–85; fine² + -able

Related forms

fin·a·ble·ness, nounun·fin·a·ble, adjective

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Examples from the Web for finable

In this country it has been made a finable offence to permit the Canada thistle to perfect its seeds.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 95, September 1865|Various
In Christian Connecticut, for a man to have a sprig of holly in his house on Christmas day was a finable crime.
The Truth About Jesus is He a Myth?|M. M. Mangasarian
Cleve gathered up his reins, and nodding to Mr. Frank Belmar, drove at a finable rate up the avenue and through the park.
Winter Evening Tales|Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr

British Dictionary definitions for finable

finable

fineable

/ (ˈfaɪnəbəl) /

adjective

liable to a fine

Derived Forms

finableness or fineableness, noun

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