Expenses in Malayalam

Expenses, in the plural, is ചെലവുകൾ (chelavukal) in Malayalam, the costs that must be met for a trip, a wedding or a month of running a house. Only the plural ending -kal separates it from the singular.

Most common translation

ചെലവുകൾ (chelavukal)

Expenses, the money spent on things, costs that have to be met; costs, expenses, the money that has to be spent; the plural of chelavu.

ഈ മാസത്തെ ചെലവുകൾ കൂടി.

ee maasathe chelavukal koodi.

This month's expenses went up.

All Malayalam words for “expenses”

ചെലവുകൾ is the everyday plural for expenses and costs. വഴിച്ചിലവ്‌ is travelling expenses specifically, and അറ്റബാക്കി is the net balance once all expenses are paid.

Common questions

How do you say expenses in Malayalam?

ചെലവുകൾ (chelavukal).

Is there a word for travel expenses?

Yes, വഴിച്ചിലവ്‌, built on the word for road and used for what a journey costs.