ratha

/ rʌtə /

noun

1. (in India) a four-wheeled carriage drawn by horses or bullocks; chariot

Word History and Origins

Origin of ratha¹

Hindi

Example Sentences

Dr Ratha wrote in a note on LinkedIn that migrants would try to cut remittance costs by turning to informal methods - hand-carrying cash, sending money through friends, couriers, bus drivers or airline staff, arranging local currency payouts via friends in the US, or using hawala, hundi and cryptocurrencies.

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"Will the proposed tax deter unauthorised immigration to the US? Will it encourage unauthorised migrants to return home?" wonders Dr Ratha.

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Migrants typically send home between $1,800 and $48,000 annually, estimates Dr Ratha.

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Thon Ratha, 31, Phuong Keo Reaksmey, 22, and Long Khunthea, 25, asked for permission to make a Nov. 24- Dec, 1 trip to receive the award, which is sometimes characterized as the “Alternative Nobel.”

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“La gente no invertirá ahora”, dijo Dilip Ratha, economista especializado en remesas del Banco Mundial.

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