Meaning & use

Taka

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The basic monetary unit of Bangladesh.

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The souvenir cost about five hundred taka at the local market.

The exchange rate fluctuated slightly against the taka that week.

A note on using this word

The taka is divided into 100 smaller units called poisha, though these are now rarely used in everyday transactions.

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