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EU Fines Google 1 Billion Dollars

businessJuly 25, 2026·130 words·2 min read

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EU Fines Google 1 Billion Dollars
The European Union (EU) has fined Google about 1 billion dollars. The EU said Google broke its rules about fair business. Google put its own services first in search results. It also stopped app makers from showing users cheaper deals.
This is not the first fine for Google. The EU wants to control big technology companies. An EU leader said the fine helps normal people. She said the best product should win, not the biggest company. Last year, the EU also fined Apple and Meta.
Google is not happy about the fine. A Google leader said the fine is unfair. Google may ask a court to change it. The fine came just before some US taxes were due to end. But the EU said the two things are not linked.
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Every definition is context-aware — translated based on how the word is used in this article, not a dictionary.

finen.

to make someone pay money for breaking a rule

phạt tiềnmultar罰金を科すpara cezası vermekmultarukarać grzywnąيفرض غرامةbeboetenштрафовать处以罚款벌금을 부과하다
rulen.

things you must or must not do

quy tắc, luật lệregras規則、ルールkurallarreglaszasadyقواعدregelsправила规则규칙
servicen.

things a company does for people

dịch vụserviçosサービスhizmetlerserviciosusługiخدماتdienstenуслуги服务서비스
controlv.

to make rules for and manage

kiểm soátcontrolar管理する、規制するdenetlemek, kontrol etmekcontrolarkontrolowaćيضبط، يتحكم فيbeheersen, regulerenконтролировать管控통제하다
unfairadj.

not equal or honest; not fair

không công bằnginjusto不公平なhaksız, adaletsizinjustoniesprawiedliwyغير عادل، ظالمoneerlijkнесправедливый不公平的부당한, 불공정한
courtn.

a place where judges decide about the law

tòa ántribunal裁判所mahkemetribunal, cortesądمحكمةrechtbankсуд法院법원
taxn.

money people pay to the government

thuếimpostos税金vergilerimpuestospodatkiضرائبbelastingenналоги税세금

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