rupee

[roo-pee, roo-pee]

noun

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

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

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

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

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)

Word History and Origins

Origin of rupee¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of rupee¹

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

Example Sentences

In response, he said it was "an unfair misinterpretation" and his father "returned every rupee earned from public service to the community".

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"With just 22 million rupees, we've restored 92 buildings, eight or nine clocks, and some 1,300 tombstone plaques."

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A police investigation into the money trail revealed that Mr Piyush's account barely had a balance of few thousand rupees before the transfer.

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The new law makes offering or enabling such services punishable, with a jail term of up to three years and a fine of up to 10m rupees.

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It cost them around a million rupees to plan and organise the event, Mr Madan says, and the team expected to make double that through ticket sales.

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