poishan.
/ˈpɔɪʃə/, U.S. /ˈpɔɪʃə/ A monetary unit of Bangladesh, equal to one-hundredth of a taka; a coin of this value. Also in Bangladeshi English (as mass noun): money, cash. Cf. paisa n. c.
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society > trade and finance > money > standards and values of currencies > [noun] > specific monetary units or units of account > specific Bangladeshi
taka1972
poisha1974
society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > coins collective > foreign coins > [noun] > coins of Indian subcontinent
fanam1555
St. Thomas' coin1559
pardao1582
seraphin1582
chequina1587
pagody1588
pagoda1598
tanga1598
mahmudi1612
rupee1612
mohur1614
tola1614
lakh1615
picec1617
sicca rupee1619
rupee1678
anna1680
cash1711
R1711
star pagoda1741
pie1756
sicca1757
dam1781
dub1781
hun1807
swamy-pagoda1813
chick1842
re1856
paisa1884
naya paisa1956
poisha1974
1974 News Jrnl. (Mansfield, Ohio) 15 Sept. g8/3 Values of the set are 25 and 50 Poisha and Taka 2.00 (the Taka was previously called the Rupee, as it still is in India and Pakistan).
1976 M. S. Hoque Hunger ii. i. 8 I bought my articles with my hard-earned income from the town... You don't have any poisha—then why calling me [sic]?
1986 Chicago Tribune 17 June 4/3 A senior agricultural scientist said..that the bounty of 50 poisha per rat..was too low.
1997 FX Manager (Nexis) 8 Aug. 73 The Bangladesh taka was devalued by 45 poisha to BT44/USS on July 21.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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