baht
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of baht
1820–30; < Thai bà:t, earlier, a measure of weight, ultimately < Pali pāda foot
Example Sentences
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The brokerage has a buy rating and target price of 14.00 baht on the shares, which are 1.1% lower at 9.35 baht.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
It raises the stock’s rating to buy from hold and the target price to 41.00 baht from 31.00 baht.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
"Farming only leads to financial losses. I'd rather work as a day labourer and earn 100 to 200 baht a day just to get by. Expenses don't go down, but income keeps falling."
From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026
Under the Thai criminal code, such a charge is punished with imprisonment of one to five years and fined £46 to £228, or 2,000 to 10,000 Thai baht.
From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026
“Vell, I vuz goink to do a pic yestooday baht veil, dey vanted me to staht ad seven—”
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
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