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dearness

/ˈdɪənəs/noun

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महँगाई

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noun
  1. 1

    [U] Indian English

    the fact of being expensive; the high cost of living, as in dearness allowance, money paid to employees to help them with rising prices

    महँगाई

    • Central government staff will get a four per cent rise in dearness allowance.
    • Dearness allowance is linked to the consumer price index.
  2. 2

    [U] old-fashioned

    the quality of being loved or very important to somebody

    प्रियता

    • She spoke of the dearness of her childhood home.
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dear adjective
§Grammar and usage

Usage: dearness allowance (DA) is paid to government employees and pensioners to make up for inflation and is revised twice a year.

Usage में dearness allowance (DA, महँगाई भत्ता) सरकारी कर्मचारियों और पेंशनभोगियों को महँगाई की भरपाई के लिए दिया जाता है और साल में दो बार संशोधित होता है।