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Urdu translation: یوٹیلیٹی بل

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English term or phrase:	Utility bill
Urdu translation:	یوٹیلیٹی بل
Entered by:	Irshad Muhammad

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20:00 Jun 29, 2008

English to Urdu translations [Non-PRO]
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English term or phrase: Utility bill

A utility bill is an invoice sent to you at your legal address for phone, water, gas, electricity, etc..

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یوٹیلیٹی بل

Explanation:
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.

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Irshad Muhammad
Pakistan
Local time: 15:34

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5 +1

بل براءے فراہمی گیس۔ بجلی

Asghar Bhatti

5 +1

سہولیات کا بل

basit

4 +2

یوٹیلیٹی بل

Irshad Muhammad

4 +1

افادیت کا بل

Terjumaan

4 +1

صرفی حساب نامہ

u2me2them

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utility bill صرفی حساب نامہ

Language variant: صرف کی ہؤی اشیائ یا خدمات کا بل

Explanation:
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(s):

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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u2me2them
United Kingdom
Local time: 10:34
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English,

Urdu

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utility bill افادیت کا بل

Explanation:
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.

Terjumaan
United Kingdom
Local time: 10:34
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English

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utility bill

یوٹیلیٹی بل

یوٹیلیٹی بلز یہاں کیے جاتے ہیں
ایک عام آدمی کی تنخواہ کا ایک بڑا حصہ یوٹیلیٹی بلز کی نظر ہو جاتا ہے

Irshad Muhammad
Pakistan
Local time: 15:34
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Urdu

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utility bill سہولیات کا بل

Explanation:
this is my opinion....Thank you.

basit
Pakistan
Local time: 15:34
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Urdu

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utility bill بل براءے فراہمی گیس۔ بجلی

Explanation:
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

Asghar Bhatti
United States
Local time: 05:34
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Urdu,

Panjabi