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fines

The correct spelling is fines.

How to pronounce fines

noun

IPA: /faɪnz/

Say it like: Fin-es

The correct spelling is fines. Fine champagne; French brandy. For example: "They filtered silt and fines out of the soil."

Usage Examples

They filtered silt and fines out of the soil.

to fine gold

to fine the soil

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.Fine champagne; French brandy.
  2. 2.(usually in the plural) Something that is fine; fine particles.
  3. 3.A fee levied as punishment for breaking the law.
  4. 4.The end of a musical composition.
  5. 5.The location in a musical score that indicates the end of the piece, particularly when the piece ends somewhere in the middle of the score due to a section of the music being repeated.

verb

  1. 1.To make finer, purer, or cleaner; to purify or clarify.
  2. 2.To become finer, purer, or cleaner.
  3. 3.To make finer, or less coarse, as in bulk, texture, etc.
  4. 4.To change by fine gradations.
  5. 5.To clarify (wine and beer) by filtration.

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