paisa

South Asian cent

A paisa is a monetary unit in several South Asian countries, equal to one hundredth of a rupee in India, Pakistan, and Nepal.

The plural is paise or paisa.

The term sometimes appears in expressions about small amounts of money: Every paisa counts.

coin

rupee

Indian monetary unit

collectible · change · circulation · denomination · obverse · reverse · edge · mintage · coinage · emboss

transaction

rupee

Indian monetary unit

  • cashReady spending funds
  • paymentFulfilling a financial obligation
  • purchaseGoods obtained for payment

change · wallet · shopkeeper · vendor · rickshaw · chai · tip · fare · price · cost

frugality

savings

Accumulated money kept

penny-pinching · bargain · discount · haggling · bazaar · value · cost · cheap · economical · stretch

microfinance

microcredit

Small loans to entrepreneurs

cooperative · livelihood · microenterprise · development

idiom

value

Importance or price

investment · earned · hard-earned · honest · priceless · cheap · costly

Phrases
Family

paisley, paisano, paisan, paisans, paisanos

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