Look up: Batta

1. Batta
   Bat'ta (băt'tȧ) noun [ Prob. through Portuguese for Canarese bhatta rice in the husk.] Extra pay; esp. an extra allowance to an English officer serving in India. Whitworth.
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2. Batta
   Bat'ta (băt/'tȧ) noun [ Hind. batta .] Rate of exchange; also, the discount on uncurrent coins. [ India]
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3. Batta
   • (n.) Rate of exchange; also, the discount on uncurrent coins. • (n.) Extra pay; esp. an extra allowance to an English officer serving in India.
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4. batta
   special allowance for soldiers and officials doing duty in dangerous areas or conditions, i.e. on active service
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5. Batta
   Batta, was an allowance which British military officers in India received in addition to their pay. It was originally given only when the officers were under march or in the field, but later half batta was paid when troops were in cantonments.
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6. Batta
   :This article is about the Anglo-Indian military term. For more information on the Guyanese drum, see List of Caribbean drums and music of Guyana. For the Romanian commune called Batta in Hungarian, see Bata, Arad. Anglo-Indian military use: `Batta` is an Anglo-Indian military term, probably ...
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