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pa·ta·ca | \ pə-ˈtä-kə 
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\Definition of pataca
the basic monetary unit of Macao — see Money Table
Examples of pataca in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web The Chinese government has in the past restricted capital flows into the semiautonomous city, which uses the Macau pataca rather than the renminbi.
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Jacky Wong, WSJ, "New Gambling Dens Are a Problem for Beijing," 10 July 2019 Overall gambling revenue in the region rose 22 percent to 67 billion patacas ($8.34 billion) in the third quarter, the fifth in a row of year-over-year growth.
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Christopher Palmeri, Bloomberg.com, "Sands to Invest $1.1 Billion in London-Themed Macau Remodel," 26 Oct. 2017 Macau’s April casino receipts rose 16.3 percent to 20.2 billion patacas ($2.52 billion), beating the median analysts’ estimate of a 15 percent rise.
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Sterling Wong, Bloomberg.com, "Melco's Billionaire Ho Sees Macau Gaming Returning to Peak," 2 May 2017 A dollar is, however, slightly more valuable than a pataca.
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Lucas Peterson, New York Times, "Other worthy architectural attractions include the," 30 Nov. 2016 The Macanese pataca and Hong Kong dollar are separate currencies but virtually interchangeable in Macau.
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Lucas Peterson, New York Times, "Other worthy architectural attractions include the," 30 Nov. 2016
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The first known use of pataca was in 1928
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