rupee

noun

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

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The company will build an average of 100 rooms per hotel with an investment of 2.6 million to 3 million rupees per key, resulting in at least 15,000 rooms when the projects are completed, Kahraman Yigit, cofounder & CEO of Olive by Embassy told Forbes Asia email. Yessar Rosendar, Forbes, 19 Nov. 2024 Dhami said the state government will compensate the grieving families with 400,000 Indian rupees ($4,750) and those injured will receive 100,000 rupees ($1,190). Charna Flam, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024 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 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 1 Dec. 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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