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the basic monetary unit of India, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, Seychelles, and Sri Lanka see Money Table
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After graduating, Doshi borrowed 150,000 rupees from a bank to set up a manufacturing company that made pressure gauges, gas station equipment and industrial valves.
—Samuel Burke, Fortune Asia, 29 Oct. 2024
In our roles, we're entrusted not just with managing the inflows and outflows of capital but with ensuring that each rupee, dollar or euro invested generates a return commensurate with its cost.
—Pankaj Vasani, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
Last week, Ambuja Cements—part of billionaire Gautam Adani’s business empire—agreed to buy a 47% stake in Orient Cement in a deal valued at 81 billion rupees amid intensifying rivalry with tycoon Kumar Mangalam Birla.
—Gloria Haraito, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
The dollar is more attractive and stable than the euro, the rupee, the yen, or the renminbi.
—Ro Khanna, Foreign Affairs, 20 Dec. 2022
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Word History
Etymology
Hindi & Urdu rūpaiyā, from Sanskrit rūpya coined silver
First Known Use
1610, in the meaning defined above
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“Rupee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rupee. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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