the basic monetary unit of Bangladesh see Money Table
Examples of taka in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebTrade unions and campaigners are calling for the minimum wage to be raised to 23,000 taka ($208 USD) a month to cover basic needs.—Emily Chan, Vogue, 6 Nov. 2023 The family eventually paid a ransom of 300,000 taka ($2,800) to get him back — a fortune in the camps.—Kristen Gelineau, BostonGlobe.com, 6 June 2023 Baher had to pay 300,000 Bangladeshi taka, or about $2,804, right away.—Rebecca Tan, Washington Post, 7 Apr. 2023 Police have also announced an award of 2 million taka (about $19,350) for tracing the convicts.—Reuters, CNN, 21 Nov. 2022 See all Example Sentences for taka
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Word History
Etymology
Bengali ṭākā rupee, taka, from Sanskrit ṭaṅka stamped coin
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