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tical

tical

9.9
The old name for the Thai baht
  • noun
  • Archaic
: tical
  • I saved ticals to spend on souvenirs during my trip to Bangkok.

Examples

  • In Thailand, a hundred ticals can buy you a nice meal.

  • Meth-tical puttin' niggas back in ICU # #

    The Wackness (2008)

  • The vendor accepted only ticals for the fruit at the market.

Synonyms

baht
vstical
5 7.4

The money used in Thailand

is an older term for that same monetary unit

Surface Forms

tical singular
ticals plural

Etymology

Tical is an old English name for the Thai money baht, and it comes from local words that meant a 'weight' of 'silver' used as money, like an 'ounce'. So a tical was first a measure for silver and later the name of the currency.