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dustore

dustore is the alternative form of dasturi.

Meaning of dasturi

Noun

dasturi (plural dasturis)

  1. (India) A commission or duty charged by an agent; a kickback.
    • In all dealings between natives there is invariably a species of extortion, a sort of dustoory, which is given in all money transactions.1832 February, Langford Kennedy, Minutes of Evidence Taken Before the Select Committee on the Affairs of the East India Company, volume III,25

Forms of dustore

pluraldustores

Questions about dustore

What is dustore the alternative form of?
Dustore is the alternative form of dasturi.

Words near dustore in the dictionary

  1. dustoores
  2. dustoorie
  3. dustoories
  4. dustoors
  5. dustoory
  6. dustore
  7. dustores
  8. dustout
  9. dustouts
  10. dustpan
  11. dustpan and brush

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