1 Outlay (noun)
खर्च
An amount of money spent on something.
Synonyms: Expenditure, Expenses, Investment
Example: Christmas cards account for only a small amount of our outlay.
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1 Outlay (noun)
खर्च
Synonyms: Expenditure, Expenses, Investment
Example: Christmas cards account for only a small amount of our outlay.
2 Panacea (noun)
अनुरागहीनता
Synonyms: Perfect solution, Nostrum, Elixir, Magic bullet
Antonyms: Pain, Injury
Example: Weight loss in and of itself is probably not the panacea you are looking for.
3 Paltry (adjective)
तुच्छ
Synonyms: Insufficient, Scanty, Insignificant
Antonyms: Substantial, Consequential
Example: There is some insurance available, although the amount of coverage is paltry.
4 Hock (verb)
गिरवी रखना
Synonyms: Cripple, Lame, Disable
Antonyms: Redeem, Winback
Example: You'll know all about it when I hock the microwave!
5 Outright (adjective)
स्पष्ट
Synonyms: Absolute, Utter, Out-and-out
Antonyms: Doubtful, Uncertain
Example: It was obvious that outright refusal would have been an insult.
6 Cede (verb)
त्यागकरना
Synonyms: Surrender, Yield, Relinquish, Concede, Part with
Antonyms: Take over, Retain, Usurp, Seize
Example: One challenge is that the courts are being asked to cede some power.
7 Tranche (noun)
भाग
Synonyms: Piece, Part, Bit, Section, Share, Fragment
Example: They released the first tranche of the loan.
8 Layoff (noun)
निकालना
Synonyms: Redundancy, Dismissal, Discharge
Antonyms: Hiring, Employment
Example: Privatisation leads to massive lay-offs and pay cuts for workers.
9 Whiff (noun)
कश
Synonyms: Tinge, Impression, Shadow
Example: There had been a whiff of financial scandal in the past.
10 Overshadow (verb)
निष्प्रभ कर देना
Synonyms: Outshine, Eclipse, Surpass
Antonyms: Be inferior, Fail
Example: I can't be on same stage with him because he overshadows me.
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