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Webster 1913 Edition


Batta

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Bat′ta

(băt′tȧ)
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Noun.
[Prob. through Pg. for Canarese
bhatta
rice in the husk.]
Extra pay; esp. an extra allowance to an English officer serving in India.
Whitworth.
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Bat′ta

(băt′tȧ)
,
Noun.
[Hind.
baṭṭa
.]
Rate of exchange; also, the discount on uncurrent coins.
[India]