challan
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Hindi चालान (cālān) / Urdu چَالَان (cālān).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]challan (plural challans or challan)
- (South Asia) An official form or other kind of document, piece of paperwork, citation etc.
- 2002, Romen Basu, Breach of Faith:
- Mathur sighed that things had come to such a pass that no honest businessman could get even a challan form without first handing out a few rupees.
- 2010, Dr Ashok Sharma, Auditing, New Delhi, page 92:
- The stores department will issue a challan for each packing.
- 2012 January 3, The Times of India:
- In past two years, Mohali police issued a paltry 17 challans to school bus operators for violations. Offences included speeding, rash driving and overloading.
Verb
[edit]challan (third-person singular simple present challans, present participle challaning or challanning, simple past and past participle challaned or challanned)
- (South Asia) To issue an official infringement citation.
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