ਖਰਚ

Punjabi

Alternative forms

  • ਖ਼ਰਚ (xarac)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Punjabi ਖਰਚੁ (kharacu), from Classical Persian خرچ (xarč) / خرج (xarj), from Arabic خَرْج (ḵarj). Compare Hindustani خرچ / ख़र्च (xarc).

Noun

ਖਰਚ • (kharac) m (Shahmukhi spelling خرچ)

  1. expenditure, expenses

Derived terms

  • ਕਮਖਰਚ (kamkharac, “frugal”, adjective)
  • ਖਰਚਖਾਹ (kharcakhāh, “spendthrift”, adjective)
  • ਖਰਚਣਾ (kharcaṇā, “spend”, verb)
  • ਖਰਚੀਲਾ (kharcīlā, “prodigal”, adjective)
  • ਡਾਕ ਖਰਚ m (ḍāk kharac, “postage”)

Further reading

  • “ਖਰਚ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
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