rupee

noun

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 See all Example Sentences for rupee 

Word History

Etymology

Hindi & Urdu rūpaiyā, from Sanskrit rūpya coined silver

First Known Use

1610, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of rupee was in 1610

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“Rupee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rupee. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

rupee

noun
1
: the basic unit of money of any of several countries (as of India and Pakistan)
2
: a coin representing one rupee
Etymology

from a word in Hindi and Urdu (the main language of Pakistan) rūpaiyā "a unit of money"

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