rupee

[ roo-pee, roo-pee ]

noun
  1. a cupronickel coin and monetary unit of India, Nepal, and Pakistan, equal to 100 paise. Abbreviation: R., Re.

  2. a cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Mauritius, the Seychelles, and Sri Lanka, equal to 100 cents.

  1. Also called rufiyaa. a coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, equal to 100 laris.

  2. a former monetary unit of Bhutan, equal to 100 naye paise.

Origin of rupee

1
First recorded in 1605–15, rupee is from the Hindi word rupayā

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How to use rupee in a sentence

  • Then, when we reach Allahabad, God willing, the sahib will give thee many rupees and none will be the wiser.

    The Red Year | Louis Tracy
  • Each family has an entire palace, the rent of which amounts to two hundred rupees (£20), or more, a month.

  • A Natch often costs several thousand rupees, and is one of the most costly items in the expenditure of the rich.

  • The travelling expenses for one person are about 200 rupees (£20), independent of the luggage, which is reckoned separately.

  • They 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

rupee

/ (ruːˈpiː) /


noun
  1. 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

1
C17: from Hindi rupaīyā, from Sanskrit rūpya coined silver, from rūpa shape, beauty

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