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Meaning of "baht" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BAHT

From Thai bāt.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF BAHT

baht  [bɑːt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BAHT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Baht is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BAHT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Thai baht

The baht is the currency of Thailand. It is subdivided into 100 satang. The issuance of currency is the responsibility of the Bank of Thailand.

Definition of baht in the English dictionary

The definition of baht in the dictionary is the standard monetary unit of Thailand, divided into 100 satang.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BAHT


apart
əˈpɑːt
art
ɑːt
Bart
bɑːt
cart
kɑːt
carte
kɑːt
chart
tʃɑːt
dart
dɑːt
depart
dɪˈpɑːt
hart
hɑːt
heart
hɑːt
Hobart
ˈhəʊbɑːt
kart
kɑːt
mart
mɑːt
part
pɑːt
restart
riːˈstɑːt
smart
smɑːt
start
stɑːt
state-of-the-art
ˈsteɪtəvðɪˌɑːt
sweetheart
ˈswiːtˌhɑːt
wat
wɑːt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BAHT

bah
Baha´ullah
bahadur
Bahama Islands
Bahamas
Bahamian
Bahasa Indonesia
Bahawalpur
Bahia
Bahia de los Cochinos
Bahrain
Bahraini
Bahrein
Bahreini
Bahru
bahu
bahut
bahuvrihi
baidarka
baignoire

WORDS THAT END LIKE BAHT

bought
bright
brought
caught
copyright
eight
fight
flight
height
ht
knight
licht
light
might
nicht
night
ought
overnight
right
spotlight

Synonyms and antonyms of baht in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «baht» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BAHT

Find out the translation of baht to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of baht from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «baht» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

泰铢
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

baht
570 millions of speakers

English

baht
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बात
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

باهت
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

бат
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

baht
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বাত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

baht
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Baht
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Baht
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

バーツ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

바트
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Baht
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

baht
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பாஹ்த்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बाहट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Bahtı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

baht
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

bahtów
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

бат
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

baht
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μπατ
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

baht
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

baht
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

baht
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of baht

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BAHT»

The term «baht» is very widely used and occupies the 13.880 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BAHT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «baht» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «baht» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about baht

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BAHT»

Discover the use of baht in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to baht and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Misalignment and Managed Exchange Rates - An Application to ...
An Application to the Thai Baht Since March 8, 1978 the Thai baht had been pegged to a weighted basket of currencies and the Bank of Thailand had managed to keep the exchange rate as close as possible to the middle official rate through ...
G. C. Lim, 2000
2
Gold Coins of the World: From Ancient Times to the Present. ...
UNC Baht 1997. Unicef: Girl playing traditional Thai instrument. Baht 1999. King's 72nd birthday. 500 UNC PROOF Bullion issue (gold redemption ingots): Garuda emblem / Rv. Weight and gold purity. B1. 1000 Baht 1951. (5.5620 oz) B2.
Arthur L. Friedberg, Ira S. Friedberg, 2009
3
Malaysia: From Crisis to Recovery
Thailand's policy concerning international transactions in baht was relatively liberal before the Asian crisis. In 1997, prior to the floatation of the baht. Thailand imposed temporary capital controls, including those on baht lending to nonresidents ...
‎2001
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International Financial Management
During the first half of 1997, the U.S. dollar strengthened against the Japanese yen and European currencies, which reduced the prices of Japanese and European imports. Although the dollar was linked to the baht over this period, Thailand's ...
Jeff Madura, 2014
5
Working at the Bar: Sex Work and Health Communication in ...
In Phase I, these salaries were about 100 baht a day, or 3,000 baht a month. By the end of Phase II, the large bar group was paying between 180 and 250 baht a day, or as much as 8,000 baht per month, depending on the work performed.
Thomas M. Steinfatt, 2002
6
Thailand Beyond the Crisis
November 1996, three waves of attacks (the other two were in February and May 1997) were made against the baht, in the expectation that the central bank would be forced to devalue it. The original baht currency used by the speculators to ...
Peter Warr, 2004
7
Phuketindex.com Magazine Vol.20:
Laguna Phuket 35,000 Baht / Tarang Wa 2. Sai Taan Villa 35,000 Baht / Tarang Wa 3. Supalai Hill Village 30,000 Baht / Tarang Wa 4. Sinsukthani Village 28,500 Baht / Tarang Wa 5. Baan Vijit Village 28,500 Baht / Tarang Wa 6. Permsap Villa  ...
Phuketindex.com Team
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Research in Finance
Share Price (Thai Baht/Share) Number of Observations Percentage of the Sample Panel A: Daily return Lower than Baht 2 0 160 105 265 5 From Baht 2 but lower than Baht 5 5 407 168 580 10 From Baht 5 but lower than Baht 10 39 377 140 ...
John W. Kensinger, 2012
9
Holography and Philately: Postage Stamps with Holograms
42 1996-06-09 Definitive stamp 3 Baht 43 1996-06-09 Souvenir sheet 3 Baht 192 2004-12-05 Definitive stamp 3 Baht 193 2004-12-05 Definitive stamp 3 Baht 194 2004-12-05 Definitive stamp 3 Baht 195 2004-12-05 Definitive stamp 15 Baht ...
Hans I. Bjelkhagen, 2014
10
Curbing Corruption in Asian Countries: An Impossible Dream?
Table 8.6 provides details of the monthly salaries of Thai civil servants, which range from 48,700 baht (US$1,475) to 66,480 baht (US$2,014) for executive positions, and from 25,390 baht (US$769) to 59,770 baht (US$1,811) for managerial ...
Jon S. T. Quah, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BAHT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term baht is used in the context of the following news items.
1
LPG price pegged at 23.96 baht/kg in July
Nonetheless, he said a resolution was passed to not reduce the domestic retail price in line with the global rate but to maintain it at 23.96 baht ... «Thailand National News Bureau, Jul 15»
2
OTOP fairs generate 2 billion baht in first six months
BANGKOK, 6 July 2015 (NNT)-The One Tambon One Product (OTOP) campaign has proven successful, with more than 2.3 billion baht generated during the first ... «Thailand National News Bureau, Jul 15»
3
Two thieves dash off with 400000 baht
PHUKET: Two daring thieves got away with more than 400,000 baht in cash after kicking over a woman's motorbike and grabbing her bag ... «Phuket Gazette, Jul 15»
4
Cambodian drowns over 300 Baht in Pattaya Bay
PATTAYA:–A 41 year old Cambodian drowned in Pattaya Bay on Thursday after 300 Baht fell into the water and he decided to jump into the ... «ThaiVisa News, Jul 15»
5
Energy Ministry approves 4-billion-baht energy conservation budget
BANGKOK, 2 July 2015 – The Ministry of Energy has approved an additional sum of 4.9 billion baht from the 2015 budget to finance energy ... «Pattaya Mail, Jul 15»
6
Ao Nang erects multi-million-baht fish statue
PHUKET: A 5-million-baht bronze sculpture of a sailfish was erected at Ao Nang Beach on June 29. “We have been planning to build a ... «Phuket Gazette, Jul 15»
7
YWCA walk-run raises 700000 baht for charity
Paicit Jetapai, President of Bangkok-Pattaya YWCA Association, presents a cheque for 100,000 baht to help purchase bulletproof vests for ... «Pattaya Mail, Jul 15»
8
THAILAND PRESS-Property Perfect confident of posting 20 bln baht
Thailand's Property Perfect is confident that both pre-sales and revenue will hit 20 billion baht ($591.7 million) each this year after the ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
9
Two arrested for stealing 15000 baht worth of liquor
Two arrested for stealing 15,000 baht worth of liquor ... morning that ten bottles of alcohol, costing more than 15,000 baht, had been stolen. «Phuket Gazette, Jul 15»
10
Bangkok one of the cheapest places for hotel dining
New Delhi (379.10 baht) lost its title as the cheapest destination for a club sandwich, with the claim to fame now going to Mexico City at 329.23 ... «Bangkok Post, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Baht [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/baht>. Apr 2024 ».
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