Expenditure in Malayalam
Money going out is ചെലവ് (chelavu) in Malayalam, used for expenditure, expense and plain spending. It belongs to household talk as much as to accounting. Three short syllables, che-la-vu.
Most common translation
Spending; the using up of money, expenditure, expense.
ഈ മാസം ചെലവ് കൂടിപ്പോയി.
ee maasam chelavu koodippoyi.
Spending went up this month.
All Malayalam words for “expenditure”
- ചെലവ് (chelavu) — Spending; the using up of money, expenditure, expense.
- ധര്മ്മച്ചെലവ് (dharmmachelav) — Expenditure for charities.
- മിച്ചം (micham) — Balance, surplus, what is left after use, greater income (than expenditure).
- വരവുചെലവ് (varavuchelav) — Amount received and spent, income and expenditure.
ചെലവ് is the general word. വരവുചെലവ് pairs it with income for the books, ധര്മ്മച്ചെലവ് is money spent on charity, and മിച്ചം is the balance left over.
Common questions
How do you say expenditure in Malayalam?
ചെലവ് (chelavu).
How do Malayalis say income and expenditure together?
As one compound, വരവുചെലവ്, covering what came in and what went out.