challan

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UK/tʃəˈlɑːn/UK/ˈtʃʌlən/

noun

An official form or other kind of document, piece of paperwork, citation etc.

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Meanings

nounchallan (plural challans or challan)

plural challans

  1. South AsiaAn official form or other kind of document, piece of paperwork, citation etc.

    The stores department will issue a challan for each packing.

    2010, Dr Ashok Sharma, Auditing, New Delhi, page 92
    2 more examples

    Mathur sighed that things had come to such a pass that no honest businessman could get even a challan form without first handing out a few rupees.

    2002, Romen Basu, Breach of Faith

    In past two years, Mohali police issued a paltry 17 challans to school bus operators for violations. Offences included speeding, rash driving and overloading.

    2012 January 3, The Times of India
verbchallan (third-person singular simple present challans, present participle challaning or challanning, simple past and past participle challaned or challanned)

present singular third person challans · participle present challaning · participle present challanning · participle past challaned · past challaned · participle past challanned · past challanned

  1. South AsiaTo issue an official infringement citation.

Origin

  1. Urduچَالَان
  2. Hindiचालान
  3. Englishchallan

Borrowed from Hindi चालान (cālān) / Urdu چَالَان (cālān).

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APA

challan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/challan

MLA

“challan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/challan. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “challan,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/challan.

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