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Hotmale Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

Levied a whopping ....

Hello,
I'm reading a text and I've just come across a sentence that I don't understand. Could you please tell me what does "levied a whopping 53% more in fines" mean?

Not only did people who read "ripped the costume" blame Justin Timberlake more, they also levied a whopping 53% more in fines.

Thank you
  

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Hi, Levy means 'impose', eg impose a fine, impose a tax. 'Whopping' is BrE slang for 'very big'. 53% was a very big increase.

— Clive

  • Hi, Levy means 'impose', eg impose a fine, impose a tax.
  • 'Whopping' is BrE slang for 'very big'.
  • 53% was a very big increase.
  • Clive
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Hi,

Levy means 'impose', eg impose a fine, impose a tax.

'Whopping' is BrE slang for 'very big'. 53% was a very big increase.

Clive
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Thank you, Clive, but I still miss the point Emotion: embarrassed

.... they also imposed a very big 53% more in fines?
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Hi,

Somewhere in the context, apparently someone was fined. Let's assume the amount was $100.

Now we are told that the amount of the fine was increased to $153.

Clive
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Here is the paragraph with the sentence I asked about. No fine has been mentioned before, but maybe Timberlake did pay a fine.
Thank you for the answer.

In another study, English speakers watched the video of Janet Jackson's infamous "wardrobe malfunction" (a wonderful nonagentive coinage introduced into the English language by Justin Timberlake), accompanied by one of two written
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Hi,

I don't know why 'fines' were suddenly mentioned. More details about these studies would probably clarify things/

Clive
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Next paragraph is about a different aspect of language. If you wish to read the whole article, here is the link:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703467304575383131592767868.html

Thank you for all your answers
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