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pai·sa

(pī-sä′)

n. pl. pai·se (-sā′) or paisa

A unit of currency equal to ¹/₁₀₀ of the rupee in India, Nepal, and Pakistan.

[Hindi paisā, from Sanskrit *padāṁśaḥ, quarter part : padam, foot, quarter (of a verse); see ped- in Indo-European roots + aṁśaḥ, portion; see nek- in Indo-European roots.]

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paisa

(ˈpaɪsɑː)

n, pl -se (-seɪ)

(Currencies) a monetary unit of Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, and Pakistan worth one hundredth of a rupee

[from Hindi]

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pai•sa

(ˈpaɪ sɑ, ˈpeɪ- for 1; ˈpɔɪ ʃɑ for 2 )

n., pl. -se (-seɪ) -sa, -sas.

1. a monetary unit of India, Nepal, and Pakistan, equal to 1/100 of the rupee.

2. a monetary unit of Bangladesh, equal to 1/100 of the taka.

[1955–60; < Hindi paisā]

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paisa - a fractional monetary unit in Bangladesh and India and Nepal and Pakistan

fractional monetary unit, subunit - a monetary unit that is valued at a fraction (usually one hundredth) of the basic monetary unit

Indian rupee, rupee - the basic unit of money in India; equal to 100 paise

Pakistani rupee, rupee - the basic unit of money in Pakistan; equal to 100 paisa

Nepalese rupee, rupee - the basic unit of money in Nepal; equal to 100 paisa

taka - the basic unit of money in Bangladesh; equal to 100 paisa

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ISLAMABAD -- The exchange rate of dollar dropped by 23 paisas in interbank and traded at Rs156.62 compared to last closing of Rs 156.85, State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) reported on Monday.

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ISLAMABAD -- The exchange rate of dollar dropped by 06 paisas in interbank and traded at Rs 157.22 compared to last closing of Rs 157.28, State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) reported on Thursday.

Rupee gains 6 paisas in interbank, closes at Rs157.22

KARACHI: The dollar saw rise 80 paisas on Monday, jumping to Rs143 in the open market after rumors engulfed that International Monetary Fund (IMF) has been dictating the terms to make the exchange flexible and should be driven by market forces.

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ISLAMABAD -- The exchange rate of US dollar increased by 49 paisas in interbank and traded at Rs140.78 against Rs140.29, State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) reported on Friday.

Dollar gains 49 paisas in interbank, closes at Rs140.78

ISLAMABAD -- Minister for Finance, Revenue and Economic Affairs Asad Umar on Wednesday informed the Senate that the sale prices of petroleum products were fixed in paisas along with rupee as per standard international practice despite withdrawing legal status of decimal coins of five, ten, 25 and 50 paisas since 2013.

POL prices fixation in paisas as per int'l practice: Senate told

Rupee lost 70 paisas against US dollar in the open market on Monday.

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The rupee dropped by five paisas against the dollar for buying and selling at Rs 104.80 and Rs 104.82 respectively.

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An advert published in various newspapers read that charges for all balance inquiry services will be charged at 15 paisas plus tax (which would be 18 paisas including tax) from April 17th, 2012.

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The dollar initiated the day's trading at Rs 85.64 for buying, gained nine paisas and closed at Rs 85.73 for buying and Rs 85.78 for selling.

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ISLAMABAD -- The exchange rate of dollar dropped by 37 paisas in interbank and traded at