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baht

baht

5 7.4
The money used in Thailand
  • noun
  • /bɑt/
: baht
  • The devaluation of the Thai baht made it impossible for local banks to repay foreign short-term debt.
  • Thai baht
  • about 80 baht

Examples

  • Nowadays, locals can earn 200 baht, about $5.70, each time they guide a tourist to a coffin site.

    Academic text (2009)

  • For you , mister, 20 baht.

    The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)

  • Well, it was basically a million baht per village.

  • The exchange rate at the time was Baht 25 to $1 US.

    Academic text (2004)

  • As the baht began to fall, other skittish investors with baht assets sold baht as well.

    Academic text (1999)

  • You think a couple of thousand baht can get you to see Khun Nate?

    Zero Tolerance (2015)

  • 40 baht, please.

    Braddock: Missing in Action III (1988)

  • Ten thousand baht.

    Hellhound (2024)

  • 2,000 baht only.

    Bangkok Dangerous (2008)

  • The club where Tiew performs charges 200 to 300 baht ($6 to $9) per guest.

Synonyms

tical
vsbaht
  • Archaic
9.9

The old name for the Thai baht

is the current name for that basic monetary unit rather than the older name

Surface Forms

baht singular
bahts plural

Etymology

Baht comes from Thai and first meant a piece or 'bar' of silver used as a unit of weight. That's why the name became the money unit in Thailand, and thinking of a baht as a silver 'bar' can help you remember it is the country's unit of money.