Bahasa Melayu

belanja

Bahasa Melayu

English

spend, expense

Money used for something, or the act of using money for something.

بلنجا

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Belanja sekolah itu meningkat tahun ini.

    The school expenses increased this year.

  2. Kami berjimat supaya belanja bulanan tidak tinggi.

    We saved so the monthly expenses would not be high.

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belanja

Commonly used for spending or costs.

Word family

Common derived forms

belanjakan
to spend money on something; to expend

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.