Floor-price in Malayalam

A floor-price, the minimum a thing may be sold for, is തറവില (tharavila). Say tha-ra-vi-la, from the words for floor and price; it is used of support prices fixed by government for crops and other goods. Agricultural reporting relies on it.

Most common translation

തറവില (tharavila)

Floor-price, minimum price (as fixed by the government).

സര്‍ക്കാര്‍ നെല്ലിന് തറവില പ്രഖ്യാപിച്ചു.

sarkkaar nellinu tharavila prakhyaapichu.

The government announced a floor price for paddy.

Dictionary entry

തറവില (tharavila) is the only option and refers to an officially fixed minimum price.

Common questions

How do you say floor-price in Malayalam?

Say തറവില (tharavila).

Who fixes such a price?

Usually the government, which is the context the word implies.