JEWELLERY


Meaning of JEWELLERY in English

noun

1

BAD : She had bought the ring at a jewellery.

GOOD : She had bought the ring at a jeweller's.

BAD : I saw the same watch in a jewellery shop.

GOOD : I saw the same watch in a jeweller's.

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jewellery = rings, bracelets, necklaces, watches, etc: 'The stolen jewellery has never been recovered.'

jeweller's = a shop which sells and repairs jewellery: 'I took the watch to my local jeweller's but they said it couldn't be repaired.'

2

BAD : You should keep expensive jewelleries in a bank or safe.

GOOD : You should keep expensive jewellery in a bank or safe.

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Jewellery is an uncountable noun: 'The thieves took nothing but cash and jewellery.'

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