abkari
(India) A revenue tax on the manufacture or sale of liquors and drugs.
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(India) A revenue tax on the manufacture or sale of liquors and drugs.
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(India) The manufacture or sale of liquors or drugs.
Abkari means: The manufacture or sale of liquors or drugs.. It is mainly Indian English and may not be understood outside that context. It has drug-related associations; worth a calm conversation about which side of the topic your teen is on. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up.
abkari means: The manufacture or sale of liquors or drugs.. Register: very informal, often derogatory or vulgar. Avoid in formal, business, academic, or polite writing. Even in casual speech the word can offend and is best left out of a learner's active vocabulary. Common learner mistake is using the word in a register it does not fit, or assuming a single global meaning; always check the context before producing it yourself.
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