Affeer

Pronunciation: /əˈfɪr/

Definitions of affeer

verb to assess or determine the amount of a fine or penalty

Example Sentences

A1 The judge will affeer the fine for the parking violation.

A2 The committee affeered the penalty for late submissions.

B1 The council affeered the tax rates for the upcoming fiscal year.

B2 The board of directors affeered the compensation packages for senior executives.

C1 The arbitration panel affeered the damages to be paid by the company.

C2 The court affeered the settlement amount in the class action lawsuit.

Examples of affeer in a Sentence

formal The judge will affeer the amount of damages to be paid by the defendant.

informal I heard the boss is going to affeer our salaries next month.

slang I can't believe they affeered the price of those sneakers!

figurative She had to affeer her pride and admit she was wrong.

Grammatical Forms of affeer

• past tense: affeered
• plural: affeers
• comparative: more affeering
• superlative: most affeering
• present tense: affeer
• future tense: will affeer
• perfect tense: have affeered
• continuous tense: is affeering
• singular: affeer
• positive degree: affeer
• infinitive: to affeer
• gerund: affeering
• participle: affeered

Origin and Evolution of affeer

First Known Use: 1250 year

Language of Origin: Old French

Story behind the word: The word 'affeer' originated from Old French 'afeurer' meaning 'to fix a price'.

Evolution of the word: Over time, the meaning of 'affeer' evolved to refer to the process of determining or assessing a fine or penalty, particularly in English legal contexts.