rupee
a cupronickel coin and monetary unit of India, Nepal, and Pakistan, equal to 100 paise. Abbreviation: R., Re.
a cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Mauritius, the Seychelles, and Sri Lanka, equal to 100 cents.
Also called rufiyaa. a coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, equal to 100 laris.
a former monetary unit of Bhutan, equal to 100 naye paise.
Origin of rupee
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How to use rupee in a sentence
A phalanx of money-changers runs between the shops, converting Pakistani rupees to Afghan afghanis to U.S. dollars on the fly.
Heart of Darkness: Into Afghanistan’s Taliban Valley | Matt Trevithick, Daniel Seckman | November 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST“Take this, enjoy yourself, and when you can, pay me back,” Mr. Khattak told Noor, handing him 10,000 rupees, or about $100.
Obama’s Deadly Informants: The Drone Spotters of Pakistan | Umar Farooq, Syed Fakhar Kakakhel | November 12, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe room rates hovered near 20 rupees a night, compared to 20,000 rupees a night nowadays (about $350 per day).
An Indian Icon Reborn: The Imperial Hotel Reclaims Its Glory Days | Esha Chhabra | May 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAt those rates, 18.8 billion rupees would buy the ailing Sonia Gandhi more than 2,000 such trips.
For a second thing, 18.8 billion rupees over three years is—how do I put it?
Then, when we reach Allahabad, God willing, the sahib will give thee many rupees and none will be the wiser.
The Red Year | Louis TracyEach family has an entire palace, the rent of which amounts to two hundred rupees (£20), or more, a month.
A Woman's Journey Round the World | Ida PfeifferA Natch often costs several thousand rupees, and is one of the most costly items in the expenditure of the rich.
A Woman's Journey Round the World | Ida PfeifferThe travelling expenses for one person are about 200 rupees (£20), independent of the luggage, which is reckoned separately.
A Woman's Journey Round the World | Ida PfeifferThey would have pressed on me the five hundred rupees they had promised when I presented them to Cheetoo, but I refused it.
Confessions of a Thug | Philip Meadows Taylor
British Dictionary definitions for rupee
/ (ruːˈpiː) /
the standard monetary unit of India, Nepal, and Pakistan (divided into 100 paise), Sri Lanka, Mauritius, and the Seychelles (divided into 100 cents)
Origin of rupee
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