Vocabulary
Compliance
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
the action or fact of complying with a wish or command.
Urdu meaning
اصول کے مطابق عمل، تعمیل، مطابقت
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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The government should concentrate on taxing economic output and enforcing compliance while encouraging technology adoption through tax and other incentives.
Dawn Editorials —
Taxing technology
— 2026-04-25
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As a result, the system discourages compliance.When people feel their wealth is always under suspicion, they lose trust in the system.
Dawn Editorials —
Rethinking black money
— 2026-04-22
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According to reports, FBR has made inroads in the sugar sector, but sectors such as tobacco continue to evade compliance barring the two multinational companies involved.
Dawn Editorials —
The burden of taxes
— 2026-04-18
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Moreover, compliance processes are complex and the paperwork so burdensome that even willing taxpayers struggle to comply.
Dawn Editorials —
Narrative of large tax gap
— 2026-04-11
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This `squeezing of the squeezed` targets captive salaried individuals and a small number of firms, which also bear a heavy compliance burden as collection agents for the FBR.
Dawn Editorials —
Narrative of large tax gap
— 2026-04-11
Synonyms
acquiescence, agreement, assent, consent, concession, concurrence, acceptance
Curator example
“the ways in which the state maintains order and compliance”
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