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to·la

 (tō′lə, tō-lä′)
n.
A unit of weight used in India, equal to the weight of one silver rupee (11.7 grams or 180 troy grains).

[Hindi tolā, from Sanskrit tulā, weight; see telə- in Indo-European roots.]
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tola

(ˈtəʊlə)
n
(Units) a unit of weight, used in India, the eightieth part of a ser and equal to 180 grains
[C17: from Hindi tolā, from Sanskrit tulā scale, from tul to weigh]
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to•la

(ˈtoʊ lɑ)

n., pl. -las.
a unit of weight in India, equal to 180 grains (11.7 grams).
[1605–15; < Hindi tolā « Skt tolaka]
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"The Mahars say it is round, like the inside of a tola shell," he answered, "but that is ridiculous, since, were it true, we should fall back were we to travel far in any direction, and all the waters of Pellucidar would run to one spot and drown us.
Khun Tharo, a program coordinator at Central, an NGO, said Tola, who was charged by the prosecutor over the allegations, was questioned for over an hour by an investigating judge.
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The price of silver remained constant and was traded at Rs890 per tola and that of 10 grams silver was traded at Rs763.
On Oct 8, world gold price fell by $10 per ounce to $1,194 while the association issued one tola and 10 gram rates at Rs60,300 and Rs51,698, showing jumps of Rs200 and Rs171, respectively.
Phnom Penh Municipal Court charged Tola, as well as activist monk But Buntenh and independent media advocate Pa Nguon Teang, with "breach of trust" in January, despite the fact that Kem Ley's family members said none of the three had been involved in managing funeral funds.
He said gold would remain in range of $1,270 an ounce and the commodity in rupee term would stand around Rs 49,700 a tola on the back of moderate interest of the investors as they preferred to allocate money to sectors that would make money, either in stocks or in share market.
Gold price went down Rs1,000 per tola, making it worth Rs46,550 per tola.
According to the Rawalpindi- Islamabad local Sarafa Association, the per tola price of 24-karat gold in the twin cities of Rawalpindi-Islamabad decreased by Rs 600 per tola and traded at Rs 68,000 as compared with the last closing of Rs68,600.
According to Sindh Sarafa Bazar Association (SSBA), the new rates of per tola gold and per 10 grams are being quoted at Rs58,300 and Rs49,983 respectively.
ISLAMABAD -- The per tola price of 24 karat gold soared by Rs 1700 on Thursday and was traded at Rs 82,000 as compared to the last closing at Rs 80,300, according to Karachi Sarafa Association.
ISLAMABAD: According to Karachi Sarafa Association the per tola price of 24 karat increased by Rs300 on Thursday and traded at Rs 70,300 per tola as compared with the last closing of Rs70,000.