Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

Utility bill

Urdu translation:

یوٹیلیٹی بل

Added to glossary by Irshad Muhammad
Jun 29, 2008 20:00
16 yrs ago
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English term

Utility bill

Non-PRO English to Urdu Bus/Financial Other
A utility bill is an invoice sent to you at your legal address for phone, water, gas, electricity, etc..
Change log

Jul 14, 2008 07:45: Irshad Muhammad Created KOG entry

Jul 14, 2008 09:15: Irshad Muhammad changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/131850">Irshad Muhammad's</a> old entry - "Utility bill"" to ""یوٹیلیٹی بل""

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یوٹیلیٹی بل

It is very frequent in Pakistan to see "Utility bills yahan jamah kiey jate haiN" displayed on the particular windows of banks and Post offices which offer this service. The translations given above might be correct from the literal point of view but never have been observed in the practical usage. As Urdu has ability to adopt the words/phrases from English language and any foreign word which gets popular amongst the society is considered to be included in this langauge. So, it seems appropriate to use the transliteration of the word.
Example sentence:

یوٹیلیٹی بلز یہاں کیے جاتے ہیں

ایک عام آدمی کی تنخواہ کا ایک بڑا حصہ یوٹیلیٹی بلز کی نظر ہو جاتا ہے

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agree abufaraz
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صرفی حساب نامہ

Utility bill is an invoice for services, (or goods provided under third party services) used or utilised. Where Utility, is a generalised term for various domestic services from the basic electric, water, gas, phone services etc. to window cleaning and laundring services etc. (although the latter have their own specified terms).
بجلی، پانی، سوئی گیس، اور فون جیسی گھریلو صرف کی جانے والی خدمات کے بل کا ایک اجتماعی نام/لفظ
Example sentence:

Due to the recent credit crunch, the average utility bills have soared.

The gas bill is the highest of my utility bills.

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agree Asghar Bhatti : بل براءے فراہمی گیس۔ بجلی
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افادیت کا بل

There is no equivalent for this phrase in Urdu, i think the best alternative is Ifadiyut ka bill, should be elaborated in brackets or in footnotes.
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agree Asghar Bhatti
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thanks asghar.
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سہولیات کا بل

this is my opinion....Thank you.
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agree Asghar Bhatti
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بل براءے فراہمی گیس۔ بجلی

Utility(n)= afadiat,afada,فائدہ۔ نفع۔ کام۔ لابھ۔ ارتھ۔ افادہ۔ منفعت
Bill=چٹھا ۔ پرچہ ۔ فرد حساب

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Note added at 23 hrs (2008-06-30 19:05:55 GMT)
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بل براءے اداءیگی فراہمی سہولیات

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Note added at 23 hrs (2008-06-30 19:06:50 GMT)
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u·til·i·ty [ yoo tíllətee ]


noun (plural u·til·i·ties)

Definition:

utilities
Same as public utility


service provided by public utility: a service such as electricity, gas, or water that is provided by a public utility

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agree Irshad Muhammad : پہلی بات یہ کہ آپ اسے فراہمی گیس، بجلی تک محدود نہیں کرسکتے کیونکہ اس کے اندر اور بھی سہولیات شامل ہیں اور دوسری بات یہ ہے کہ یہ بل سہولت کےخرچ کے مطابق بناۓ جاتے ہیں اسلۓ انہیں بل براۓ فراہمی فلاں سہولت کہنا بھی مناسب نہ ہوگا
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