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taka

/ˈtɑːkə/

Meanings
noun
The official currency of Bangladesh, equal to 100 paisas. Symbol: ৳

Examples :

"The bus fare to school costs 20 taka. "
economy finance nation

Related Words

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currency noun

/ˈkʌɹ.ən.si/ /ˈkɝ.ən.si/

Money or other items used to facilitate transactions.

"Wampum was used as a currency by Amerindians."

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school noun

/skuːl/

(collective) A group of fish or a group of marine mammals such as porpoises, dolphins, or whales.

"The divers encountered a huge school of mackerel."

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symbol noun

/ˈsɪmbəl/

A character or glyph representing an idea, concept or object.

"$ is the symbol for dollars in the US and some other countries."

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equal noun

/ˈiːkwəl/

A person or thing of equal status to others.

"This beer has no equal."

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of preposition

/ɔv/ /ɒv/ /ə/ /ʌv/

Expressing distance or motion.

"The school is located five miles of the town center. "

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to adverb

/tʉː/ /tuː/ /tu/

Toward a closed, touching or engaging position.

"Please push the door to."

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bus noun

/bɐs/ /bʊs/ /bɔs/ /bʌs/

A motor vehicle for transporting large numbers of people along roads.

"The school bus picked up the children every morning. "

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the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

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costs verb

/ˈkɑsts/ /ˈkɒsts/ /ˈkɔsts/

To incur a charge of; to require payment of a (specified) price.

"It will cost you a lot of money to take a trip around the world."

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fare noun

/fɛə(ɹ)/ /feɚ/

A going; journey; travel; voyage; course; passage.

"Their fare to the mountains was a long and scenic drive. "

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official noun

/əˈfɪʃəl/

An office holder invested with powers and authorities.

"David Barnes was the official charged with the running of the sports club."