Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In British India: Subsistence-money given to soldiers, witnesses, prisoners, and others. An allowance in addition to their pay originally made to troops serving in the field.
- noun In British India, agio; discount; difference of exchange.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Extra pay; esp. an extra allowance to an English officer serving in India.
- noun India Rate of exchange; also, the discount on uncurrent coins.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun India, dated An
exchange rate . - noun India, dated The
discount onuncurrent coins .
Etymologies
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Examples
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It may be doubted whether one of these retrenchments, involving a strict revision of officers 'allowances known as "batta," was considerable enough to be worth the almost mutinous discontent which it provoked.
The Political History of England - Vol XI From Addington's Administration to the close of William IV.'s Reign (1801-1837) John Knight Fotheringham 1867
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No, said my teacher – she pointed out ‘batta’, grasshopper, as an exception.
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Hey batta batta .... on 10 Jun 2008 at 9: 37 am Richard Mabry
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Just think, by the time you go trick or treating tonight, eat all the candy tomorrow, and get sick from all the candy on Sunday- batta bing batta boom-it will already be Monday and just the eve of Election Night U.S.A.
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Just went to the page you listed, clicked on the Archives link, and batta boom.
Pan's Labyrinth - One Take fusenumber8 2007
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One little slip of the scalpel and, batta boom, you´re on the phone to the La Cosa Nostra.
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One little slip of the scalpel and, batta boom, you´re on the phone to the La Cosa Nostra.
Veniceblog: 2004
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He freely permitted the officers under his command to undertake the task of geographical discovery, retaining their rank, pay, and batta, whilst the actual expenses of their journeys were defrayed by contingent bills.
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As the “Silver Minister” took his seat upon the ground before the king, all removed their caps with a simultaneous grunt and performed the “Sákilá” or batta-palmas; this hand-clapping must be repeated whenever the simplest action is begun or ended by king or chief.
Two Trips to Gorilla Land and the Cataracts of the Congo 2003
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Both superior and inferior end with the Sakila or batta-palmas,50 three bouts of three claps in the best of time separated by the shortest of pauses, and lastly a “tiger” of four claps.
Two Trips to Gorilla Land and the Cataracts of the Congo 2003
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Witnesses are entitled to batta, a minuscule sum paid when they appear in court.
The trials of an Indian witness: how a Muslim man was caught in a legal nightmare Rahul Bhatia 2023
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