خرچ

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian خرچ (xarč), alternative form of خرج (xarj), from Arabic خَرْج (ḵarj). Compare Assamese খৰচ (khoros), Bengali খরচ (khoroc), Gujarati ખર્ચ (kharc), Kannada ಖರ್ಚು (kharcu), Odia ଖରଚ (kharaca), Punjabi ਖਰਚ (kharac), Telugu కర్చు (karcu).

Pronunciation

Noun

خَرْچ • (xarcm (Hindi spelling ख़र्च)

  1. expenditure, spending
    مَیں ا ِتْنے زْیادَہ کھانے کا خَرْچ کَیسے اُٹھا پاؤں گا؟
    How will I be able to bear the expenses for this much food?

Derived terms

  • خَرْچ کَرْنا (xarc karnā)
  • خَرْچْنا (xarcnā)

See also

  • خَرْچَہ (xarca)