rupee
a cupronickel coin and monetary unit of India, Nepal, and Pakistan, equal to 100 paise. Abbreviation: 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.
Origin of rupee
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How to use rupee in a sentence
Supply chain disruptions due to the Ukraine-Russia war, fears of a global recession, soaring inflation, and current account imbalance have pushed foreign investors into dumping the rupee for the dollar.
The Indian rupee is not the worst performing currency in Asia—yet | Mimansa Verma | July 15, 2022 | QuartzThe rupee is falling in part because foreign investors have decided this is a bad time to be investing in India.
First, the cost of printing a newspaper shot up due to increasing newsprint prices and a depreciating rupee.
At the end of the dance Hamilton took a rupee from his pocket and threw it across the tin lamps towards her feet.
Six Women | Victoria CrossWagajee walked up to the boiling oil, dipped his hand into it, and laid hold of the rupee.
The Mysteries of All Nations | James Grant
Anna, an′a, n. an Indian coin worth nominally 1d sterling, but always the sixteenth part of a rupee.
With one hand he threw down a silver rupee, with the other he seized the mahout's muslin garment and hurled him after the coin.
From the Caves and Jungles of Hindostan | Helena Pretrovna BlavatskyLet the administration of the country be Native; let not one rupee come into the Company's coffers.'
Forty-one years in India | Frederick Sleigh Roberts
British Dictionary definitions for rupee
/ (ruːˈpiː) /
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
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