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pice

 (pīs)
n. pl. pice
A unit of currency worth 1/64 of a rupee, formerly used in India.

[Hindi paisā; see paisa.]
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pice

(paɪs)
n, pl pice
(Currencies) a former Indian coin worth one sixty-fourth of a rupee
[C17: from Mahratti paisā]
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pai•sa

(ˈpaɪ sɑ, ˈpeɪ- for 1; ˈpɔɪ ʃɑ for 2 )

n., pl. -se (-seɪ) -sa, -sas.
1. a monetary unit of India, Nepal, and Pakistan, equal to 1/100 of the rupee.
2. a monetary unit of Bangladesh, equal to 1/100 of the taka.
[1955–60; < Hindi paisā]
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But it is a long road from thy sons to the man in whose hands these things lie.' Kim warmed to the game, for it reminded him of experiences in the letter-carrying line, when, for the sake of a few pice, he pretended to know more than he knew.
Hai, child!' He threw it a pice. 'Sweetmeats are always sweet.' And as the little figure capered away into the sunshine: 'They grow up and become men.
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Fernandez, president of PICE Davao, said, "We continue to harness our potentials and continue to raise the standard of the civil engineering practice to grow in excellence professionally in the service of the organization and the community we are in."
Qamar Zia Chairman PICE 2018 stated that these export orders would attract more demand for Pakistani carpets in coming days.
Al Hashel added that during the reign of the Late Sheikh Abdullah Al-Sabah II, the 5th Ruler of Kuwait, the First Kuwaiti Currency Coin (Pice) was introduced in the year 1304 Hijri (1886 AD), which reflected the economic sovereignty of Kuwait as well as being a milestone in its economic development, adding that Kuwait had established itself back then as a major trading post in the region and had gained considerable trading reach by virtue of its large and active commercial fleet.
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Solar Solve Marine has donated pounds 1,000 to the South Tyneside Mayor's Charity Fund, which this year is supporting St Clare's Hos pice, in Jarrow, and the new '2 by 2' Children's Foundation in South Shields.
IF YOU'RE A PICE OF SENSITIVE COMMO OT ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT, IT IS IMPORTANT TO MAKE THAT MOVE AS CUSHIONED AS POSSIBLE.
Also in the mix: canny director Stephen Deuchar (poached by the Tate from the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, in 1997); head of exhibitions Sheena Wagstaff (back in her London home after work in the US); a $50 million-plus extension and refurbishment program; and some radical exhibition plans promising to combine vintage character (the best of Constable, Turner, and Wright of Derby) with more than a dash of contemporary s pice. Permanent displays grouped under such headings as "Family and Society," "Literature and Fantasy," and "Artists and Models" will place historic figures including Rossetti, Hogarth, and William Frith side by side with the likes of Francis Bacon, Gillian Wearing, and Gilbert and George.