rupee

noun

ru·pee rü-ˈpē

ˈrü-ˌpē

the basic monetary unit of India, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, Seychelles, and Sri Lanka see Money Table

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Some of her neighbors rush to the nearest private clinic and pay about 80 rupees or $1 for each treatment. —

Aishwarya S Iyer, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024 Also in India, billionaire brothers Sudhir and Samir Mehta pledged 50 billion rupees ($595 million) to their family’s UNM Foundation to be disbursed over five years, with a focus on healthcare, education, ecology and the arts. —

Rana Wehbe Watson, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024 Following the announcement on Friday, the rupee was little changed at 84.666 against the greenback. —

Anniek Bao, CNBC, 6 Dec. 2024 The rights to Vaibhav Suryavanshi were bought for 11 million Indian rupees (around $130,000) to the Rajasthan Royals after a bidding spree between the Royals and the Delhi Capitals forced his price up. —

Ben Morse, CNN, 26 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for rupee