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abkari

(India) A revenue tax on the manufacture or sale of liquors and drugs.

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#1·Apr 27, 2026Global

(India) A revenue tax on the manufacture or sale of liquors and drugs.

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#2·Apr 27, 2026Global

(India) The manufacture or sale of liquors or drugs.

Origin: From , from آبکار. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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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.

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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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