Definition of tael Tael

tael

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What does tael mean?

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Noun

Plural: taels

tael - a unit of weight used in east Asia approximately equal to 1.3 ounces
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  • tael (Noun)
    Any of several units of measure used in China and elsewhere in eastern Asia, approximately 40 grams.
  • tael (Noun)
    Any of several monetary units equal to the equivalent weight in silver.
  • tael (Noun)
    leung, a traditional unit of weight, in modern usage legally defined as 1/16 of a catty or kan or 0. 0377993638 kilograms.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • tael (n.)
    A denomination of money, in China, worth nearly six shillings sterling, or about a dollar and forty cents; also, a weight of one ounce and a third.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • tael
    tāl, n. the Chinese liang or ounce, equal to 1⅓ oz. avoir.: a money of account in China, equivalent to a tael weight of pure silver, or to about 1250 of the copper coin known as 'cash.' The value of the Haikwan tael, or customs tael, is about 4s. 9d. English, varying with the price of silver

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  • tael, noun, singular of taels.

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