dearness

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dearness Meaning of "dearness"

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Definition(s):

  • (n) the quality possessed by something with a great price or value

Synonym(s)

preciousness

Usage(s):

  • As Thomas Jefferson said: "No nation is drunken where wine is cheap; and none sober where the dearness of wine substitutes ardent spirits as the common beverage.

Quotes

  1. Thomas Paine warned, "What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly: it is dearness only that gives every thing its value."
    on Jul 7, 2005 By: Thomas Paine Source: American Daily

  2. "The proposal would benefit employees following Industrial Dearness Allowance (IDA) pattern of pay scales in CPSEs which are in a position to absorb the additional expenditure without budgetary support," Information and Broadcasting Minister...
    on Jan 30, 2008 By: Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi Source: Economic Times

  3. "The overall hike works out to 40 per cent over the last Pay Commission. If one includes the last dearness allowance (DA) hike given in 2004, the effective hike works out to 28 per cent," said Justice BN Srikrishna, chairman of the commission.
    on Mar 24, 2008 By: BN Srikrishna Source: MSN India

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