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"sense": "economical, avoiding waste, thrifty",
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"roman": "kamkharac",
"sense": "economical, avoiding waste, thrifty",
"word": "ਕਮਖਰਚ"
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"sense": "economical, avoiding waste, thrifty",
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"sense": "economical, avoiding waste, thrifty",
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"sense": "economical, avoiding waste, thrifty",
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