Definition of BAHT

Examples of baht in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The suspects in the case include minor participants who each allegedly received 2,000-3,000 baht ($65-97) for allowing the ring to use their bank accounts. — Washington Post, "Thai police say they have busted major money-laundering ring," 25 June 2020 The country’s benchmark SET Index rose 0.4%, while the baht was up 0.1% against the dollar as of 10:14 a.m. in Bangkok. — Suttinee Yuvejwattana, Bloomberg.com, "Thailand’s Economy Forecast to Contract as Much as 6%," 19 May 2020 At issue was Future Forward’s acceptance of a 191m baht ($6.1m) loan from Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit, an auto-parts billionaire who leads the party, ahead of last year’s parliamentary election. — The Economist, "Thailand’s courts ban the country’s third-biggest political party," 21 Feb. 2020 At issue was Future Forward’s acceptance of a loan of 191m baht ($6.1m) from Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit, a car-parts billionaire who leads the party, ahead of last year’s parliamentary election. — The Economist, "Thailand’s courts ban the country’s third-biggest political party," 27 Feb. 2020 Exports are limp because of the trade war between America and China and the strength of the baht, the local currency. — The Economist, "A fall in the number of Chinese tourists breeds unease in Thailand," 29 Aug. 2019 Last year, the Thai baht was Asia’s strongest currency. — David Meyer, Fortune, "No time for optimism," 7 Feb. 2020 In fact the two that have strengthened the most against the dollar over this period—Thailand’s baht and Israel’s shekel—have done so consistently. — The Economist, "For 15 years two currencies have outperformed all others," 8 Dec. 2019 The Thai baht fell as much as 1.8% overnight, its biggest drop since 2007, amid speculation the Bank of Thailand could be intervening to curb the currency’s strength. — Fortune, "Stocks Rally on First Day of Trading in 2020," 2 Jan. 2020

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