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excluding

/ɪkˈskluːdɪŋ/preposition

उच्चारण इक्स्क्लूडिंग

को छोड़कर, के अलावा, सिवाय

Core word

preposition
  1. 1

    not including; leaving out

    को छोड़कर, के अलावा, सिवाय

    • The ticket costs ₹500, excluding taxes.
    • Lunch is served daily, excluding Sundays.
    • The fee is ₹2,000, excluding GST.
    + 2 more examples
    • There are twenty students, excluding the monitor.
    • We are open all week, excluding public holidays.

    Synonyms except apart from barring not counting except for

    Opposite including inclusive of

§Structures (grammar patterns) 5

excluding + noun / pronoun

A preposition meaning 'not counting' or 'leaving out'. It is followed by a noun or noun phrase.

Preposition, जिसका अर्थ 'को छोड़कर' या 'को शामिल न करते हुए' है। इसके बाद noun या noun phrase आता है।

  • The fee is Rs 500, excluding tax.
  • Excluding Sundays, the library is open every day.

excluding vs including

They are opposites: 'including' counts something, 'excluding' leaves it out.

ये विपरीत हैं: 'including' गिनती में शामिल करता है, 'excluding' छोड़ देता है।

  • There are 30 students, including Radhika and excluding the monitor.

excluding vs except / apart from

'Excluding' mostly relates to numbers, costs or lists. 'Except' is used for exceptions in general statements.

'Excluding' मुख्यतः संख्याओं, लागत या सूचियों से संबंधित है। 'Except' सामान्य कथनों में अपवाद के लिए है।

  • All except Imran passed.
  • The total, excluding Imran's marks, is 420.

excluding + -ing / amounts

It can be followed by a gerund or amount: excluding travelling, excluding rent.

इसके बाद gerund या राशि आ सकती है: excluding travelling, excluding rent।

  • The trip costs Rs 4,000, excluding travelling.

all-inclusive vs excluding

A price described as 'all-inclusive' has nothing left out; a price 'excluding' something leaves extra charges to be paid.

'All-inclusive' कीमत में कुछ भी बाहर नहीं होता; 'excluding' वाली कीमत में अतिरिक्त शुल्क अलग से देना पड़ता है।

  • Check whether the package is all-inclusive or excluding meals.
+Collocations 5

excluding + cost

taxGSTservice chargesdeliveryrentfuel

  • The price is Rs 900, excluding GST.

excluding + time

Sundaysholidaysweekendsfestivalssummer

  • The school works six days, excluding Sundays.

excluding + group

excluding childrenexcluding visitorsexcluding studentsexcluding staff

  • Excluding staff, there were two hundred guests.

figure + excluding

total excludingprice excludingscore excludingcost excluding

  • His score, excluding bonus marks, was 78.

not excluding

not excludingwithout excludingnever excludingand not excluding

  • Everyone must help, not excluding the principal.
“More examples 6
  • Excluding the first two chapters, the book is quite easy.

पहले दो अध्यायों को छोड़कर, पुस्तक काफ़ी आसान है।

  • Radhika scored 450 marks, excluding the grace marks.

राधिका ने grace marks को छोड़कर 450 अंक प्राप्त किए।

  • The hotel charge is Rs 2,000 a night, excluding breakfast.

होटल का किराया नाश्ते को छोड़कर प्रति रात 2,000 रुपये है।

  • Excluding one or two students, the whole class came on time.

एक-दो विद्यार्थियों को छोड़कर पूरी कक्षा समय पर आ गई।

  • The population of the town, excluding the suburbs, is nearly 50,000.

उपनगरों को छोड़कर कस्बे की जनसंख्या लगभग 50,000 है।

  • The bus fare, excluding the entry ticket, comes to Rs 120 for each student.

प्रवेश टिकट को छोड़कर बस का किराया प्रत्येक विद्यार्थी के लिए 120 रुपये बैठता है।

!Common mistakes 1

✗ Excluding of the tax, the price is Rs 500.

✓ Excluding tax, the price is Rs 500.

'Excluding' is a preposition and takes no 'of'.

'Excluding' preposition है और 'of' नहीं लेता।

◇Word family
exclude verbexclusion nounexclusive adjective
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

except apart from barring not counting except for

Antonyms

including inclusive of

§Grammar and usage

Usage: excluding is the opposite of including, as in 'prices excluding GST' and 'prices including GST'.

Usage में excluding, including का विलोम है, जैसे 'prices excluding GST' और 'prices including GST'।