dasturi

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dasturi

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From Hindustani دستوری / दस्तूरी (dastūrī), from Classical Persian دستوری (dasturi).

noun dasturis · dustoor · dustoore · dustooree · dustoorie · dustoory

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.

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@misc{dasturi_2026,
  title = {dasturi},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dasturi},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}