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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

/ ːˈ辱ː /

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)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of rupee1

First recorded in 1605–15, rupee is from the Hindi word ܱ貹
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Word History and Origins

Origin of rupee1

C17: from Hindi ܱ貹ī , from Sanskrit ūⲹ coined silver, from ū貹 shape, beauty
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Example Sentences

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And failing to exercise your dog can cost you up to 100 rupees and three months in jail.

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The Congress maintains that it bailed out the publisher due to its historical legacy and had lent more than 900m rupees to AJL over the years.

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Faced with a balance-of-payments crisis, India dismantled many import controls and let the rupee depreciate - a move that gave a much-needed boost to exporters and domestic producers competing with imports.

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"A customer is more likely to get grooming services for their pet every week for 600 rupees, rather than somewhere above 1,500 rupees."

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He earns a meagre sum of about 500 rupees a day.

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