baht

noun

plural baht also bahts
: the basic monetary unit of Thailand see Money Table

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Thailand has one of the region’s highest levels of household debt, at 16.4 trillion Thai baht ($484 billion), equal to 90% of its GDP. Lionel Lim, Fortune Asia, 11 Oct. 2024 The 75-year-old plans to spend 30 billion baht ($864 million) through 2026 to open new lodgings and revamp existing ones, and is also moving to an asset-light strategy while making concrete plans to pare the company’s hefty debt. Ron Gluckman, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024 The Mexican peso, Thai baht and Chinese yuan outperformed among emerging market currencies. Matthew Burgess, Fortune, 24 Nov. 2024 The global box office takings stand at 800M baht (around $21.8M) and 10 million admissions. Sara Merican, Deadline, 19 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for baht 

Word History

Etymology

Thai bàad

First Known Use

1840, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of baht was in 1840

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“Baht.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/baht. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.

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