[Elamur Dictionary](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/taka/)

[dictionaries](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [English](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/) / [T](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/t/) / taka

# taka

noun (a taka, taka)

«taka» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. The taka is the money of Bangladesh; one taka is made of 100 poisha. Its symbol is ৳ and its code is BDT. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/taka/#m1)
2. (Bengali) «Taka» in Bengali also simply means money or a rupee-like coin; it is not an English word in that sense. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/taka/#m2)

### In the lessons

In maths lessons on world currencies and exchange rates, and in geography lessons about Bangladesh, the taka appears in shopping problems. Phrases: «fifty taka», «Bangladeshi taka».

### Examples

- In Dhaka, a cup of tea costs only a few taka. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/taka/#x1)
- The taka is the money of Bangladesh. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/taka/#x2)
- A taka is divided into 100 poisha. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/taka/#x3)
- If one pound is worth 140 taka, then 3 pounds are worth 420 taka. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/taka/#x4)
- The banknote showed the Bangladeshi flag and said taka. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/taka/#x5)
- Our worksheet compared prices in taka, rupees and dollars. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/taka/#x6)

### Note

Plural usually «taka» (ten taka). Said «TAH-kah». In money problems, use the rate given and multiply or divide.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «taka» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/taka/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«taka» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/taka.html) on Mova free.