adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a hefty/fat fee informal (= a very large fee )
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Customers are being charged a hefty fee for their telephone service.
heavy/hefty fine (= a large fine )
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If convicted, the men face heavy fines.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
fine
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Restaurateurs have already been warned they could face hefty fines if they fail to join the Darlington Council register before April 3.
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The penalty: a five-year jail sentence and hefty fines .
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A hefty fine would help concentrate the mind and could save the lives of commuters.
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Threats of jail sentences and hefty fines aim to deter.
price
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That penalty could be a hefty price , considering how many communities depend on federal funds.
sum
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Contact lenses often get lost during competition, so bear this in mind before you spend a hefty sum on them.
tax
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The only way to avert this would be hefty tax increases.
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Pataki is cutting deeply into spending on Medicaid and welfare in order to pay for hefty tax cuts.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
pack a (hard/hefty/strong etc) punch
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A wave 10 feet high and 500 feet long can pack a punch of 400,000 pounds per linear foot of its crest.
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Anne Packer packed a punch with Baked Beans.
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At last - takeaway sandwiches with flavour that packs a punch!
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For the first time in a long time, an Eddie Murphy movie packs a punch.
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The paper is light; it doesn't pack a punch.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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hefty admission fees
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a hefty slice of apple pie
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Both of Myra's sons were hefty , energetic boys.
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He gets paid a pretty hefty salary.
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It was a $350,000 contract, plus hefty bonuses and expenses.
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Ivers is a big woman, six feet tall and hefty .
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The mechanic was a big hefty man who could lift up the front of a truck with his bare hands.
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The other driver received a hefty fine for his role in the accident.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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All claim to be user-friendly enough so that hefty manuals aren't necessary.
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And, I justify to myself, she worked her butt off to graduate with honors and hefty scholarships.
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Any insurrection was met by a hefty blow.
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Applications software not only brings extra development costs but needs selling, which means hefty marketing and advertising budgets.
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But if the idea of a hefty loss unnerves you, consider shortening your maturities.
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If you own sale falls through you may face a hefty interest bill.
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Pataki is cutting deeply into spending on Medicaid and welfare in order to pay for hefty tax cuts.
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This is a hefty shift away from the traditional model of motherhood, but it generates enormous advantages.