Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- An obsolete form of
poise .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun See
poise .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Plural form of
paisa . - noun Obsolete form of
poise .
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Examples
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A leading bookie told TOI that the ‘bhav†™ or odds on Sania getting married to Shoaib on April 15 was 25 paise - in other words, for every rupee placed on the wedding taking place, a bettor would get Rs 1.25 paise.
The Times of India 2010
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A child could deposit as little as 25 paise into his or her account in the bank.
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In the case of onions, prices can be as high as Rs. 7 a kg or as low as 50 paise depending on whether it is lean times or harvesting season.
Lucky Harvest R.N. Bhaskar 2010
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Less than a week ago, Reliance (the largest CDMA player) introduced the option of choosing between 1 paise per sms (a measly 0.02 cents) or 1 rupee for unlimited SMS per day (2 cents per day).
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In the case of onions, prices can be as high as Rs. 7 a kg or as low as 50 paise depending on whether it is lean times or harvesting season.
Lucky Harvest R.N. Bhaskar 2010
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In a bank, I could only spend 60 paise of every rupee that I have on infrastructure.
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The rules were changed in 2010 with the government offering a brokerage fee of 35 paise for every retail application and 30 paise for institutional ones.
India Banks Say No Free Ride to State Firms Anirudh Laskar 2011
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Less than a week ago, Reliance (the largest CDMA player) introduced the option of choosing between 1 paise per sms (a measly 0.02 cents) or 1 rupee for unlimited SMS per day (2 cents per day).
Mobile in India – Jumping Ahead to the Future « One Size Fits One 2009
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The premium for a standard structure policy is 50 or 55 paise per 1,000 rupees of sum assured.
What if Japan Happened in India? Shefali Anand 2011
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In the case of onions, prices can be as high as Rs. 7 a kg or as low as 50 paise depending on whether it is lean times or harvesting season.
Lucky Harvest R.N. Bhaskar 2010
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