rupee
Americannoun
-
a cupronickel coin and monetary unit of India, Nepal, and Pakistan, equal to 100 paise. 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.
noun
Etymology
Origin of rupee
First recorded in 1605–15, rupee is from the Hindi word rupayā
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Rate hikes are a matter of when, not if, said Vishnu Varathan, managing director at Mizuho Securities, who doesn’t rule out the possibility of a rate hike in June to defend the rupee.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
The move has eroded the value of the rupee against gold, he notes, adding that this will instead encourage locals to buy more gold as savings.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
Indian assets had already fallen from investors’ grace, stocks and the rupee slipping for much of last year as capital departed to jump on the artificial-intelligence train in China, South Korea, or Taiwan.
From Barron's • May 21, 2026
A weaker rupee is rippling through the domestic economy.
From Barron's • May 17, 2026
She looked at me sombrely: “Feed him; he is hungry. Take the rupee you will find in my sari.”
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
