"batta" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbʌtə/ Forms: battas [plural]
Etymology: From Hindi भत्ता (bhattā). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|hi|भत्ता}} Hindi भत्ता (bhattā) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} batta (countable and uncountable, plural battas)
  1. (India, dated) An exchange rate. Tags: India, countable, dated, uncountable
    Sense id: en-batta-en-noun-PasR0Xi7 Categories (other): Indian English
  2. (India, dated) The discount on uncurrent coins. Tags: India, countable, dated, uncountable
    Sense id: en-batta-en-noun-l~XtWt3j Categories (other): Indian English
  3. (India, dated) Extra pay; especially an extra allowance to an English officer serving in India. Tags: India, countable, dated, uncountable Categories (topical): Finance
    Sense id: en-batta-en-noun-oL62xzwe Disambiguation of Finance: 5 31 65 Categories (other): Indian English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 27 64 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 9 15 28 1 13 25 2 0 0 2 1 3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: bhatta

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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