बिक्री

Hindi

Etymology

From बिकना (biknā, “to be sold”). Compare Sanskrit विक्रय (vikraya).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /bɪk.ɾiː/

Noun

बिक्री • (bikrī) f (Urdu spelling بکری)

1. selling; sales, trade

   इस देश में बिक्री-कार काफ़ी कम रखा है।

   is deś mẽ bikrī-kār kāfī kam rakhā hai.

   The sales tax has been kept quite low in this country.

2. revenue; earnings from sales

Declension

Declension of बिक्री (fem ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	बिक्री bikrī	बिक्रियाँ bikriyā̃
oblique	बिक्री bikrī	बिक्रियों bikriyõ
vocative	बिक्री bikrī	बिक्रियो bikriyo

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “बिक्री”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 729