rupiah
Americannoun
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rupiah,
plural
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rupiahs
plural
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of rupiah
First recorded in 1945–50; see origin at rupee
Example Sentences
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United Tractors’ 1H earnings were hit by around 2.76 trillion rupiah of impairments recognized in 2Q related to its geothermal exposure, the analysts note.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
The brokerage downgrades the stock’s rating to hold from buy and lowers its target price to 25,600.00 rupiah from 31,500.00 rupiah.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
However, it said the risk is tilted toward fewer hikes as the BI increasingly relies on nonrate measures to support the rupiah, it said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
The pause comes despite pressure from a weakening rupiah, which has fallen roughly 7% this year, and tensions in the Middle East.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
Bank Indonesia is widely expected to raise its policy rate by 25 basis points to 6.0% to support the rupiah.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
To make sure applicants can “contribute positively to the Indonesian economy,” they need to prove that they have 2 million Indonesian rupiahs in the bank, roughly equal to $130,000.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 27, 2022
Its currency plummeted against the U.S. dollar, forcing Indonesian companies to cough up more rupiahs to pay back dollar-denominated loans.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 29, 2022
Instead, there will be a tax of 21,000 to 22,000 rupiahs, about $2.50, per minute of film for each copy.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 28, 2011
Rice prices rocketed from 310 rupiahs per liter last summer to the current high of 2,000 rupiahs.
From Time Magazine Archive
Some of his top generals, with larger houses and longer cars, most certainly are, including one group in charge of foreign rice purchases that has failed to account for millions of rupiahs.
From Time Magazine Archive
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