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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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Noun

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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Exchange rate of UAE Dirham lost 02 paisa and traded at Rs 42.80 against Rs 42.82 whereas Saudi Rayal also decreased by 01 paisa to Rs 41.92 compared to the last trading of Rs 41.93.

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The SBP further reported that in interbank the price of Euro increased by 09 paisa and was traded at Rs 176.05 as compared to last closing at Rs 175.96.

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The SBP further reported that in interbank the price of Euro decreased by 06 paisa and was traded at Rs 177.44 as compared with last closing at Rs 177.50.

Dollar gains 19 paisa in interbank, closed at Rs 158.44

The exchange rate of Japanese yen increased by 01 paisa and was traded at Rs 1.49 against Rs 1.48, whereas the increase of 34 paisa was witnessed in exchange rate of British Pound which was traded at Rs 192.49 as compared with last closing at Rs 192.15.

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Going against the practices in vogue, Mahboob Alam changed the size of Paisa Akhbar, drastically reduced the annual subscription, forcing the other newspapers to reduce their price.

LITERARY NOTES: Munshi Mahboob Alam and Paisa Akhbar

Pakistani rupee (PKR) gained 87 paisa against Pound Sterling as the day's closing quote stood at PKR 183.09 against the GBP, while the previous session closed at PKR 183.96 per GBP.

Rupee stands it ground, appreciates 87 paisa against GBP

The Indian rupee on Monday plunged 30 paisa to finish at a fresh lifetime low of 74.06 against the US dollar, or 20.17 against the UAE dirham, as the greenback further strengthened and steady capital outflows continued out of Asia's third largest economy.

Rupee closes at fresh low of 74.06 against dollar

New Delhi [India], Oct 7 ( ANI ): Fuel prices continued the upward trend for another day on Sunday as the petrol price was hiked by 0.14 paisa and diesel by 0.29 paisa in Delhi.

Fuel prices continue to surge

In a public hearing, presided over by Nepra Chairman Tariq Sadozai, on a petition filed by Central Power Purchasing Agency (CPPA-G), the power regulator decided that a relief of 62 paisa per unit shall be passed on to consumers for the month of April.

Nepra cuts power tariff by 62 paisas/unit

The significance of this MoU is that, under this arrangement HBFCL and Easy Paisa have reached an understanding to use Easy Paisa Services Network to facilitate HBFCL customers for paying their installments timely.

HBFCL, Easy Paisa sign MoU

For calls made within the MTNL network, the charges would be half a paisa per second.