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rupee
ru·pee R0350700 (ro͞o-pē′, ro͞o′pē)n. Abbr. r. See Table at currency.
[Hindi rupayā, rupiyā, from Sanskrit rūpyam, stamped silver coin, from rūpya-, well-formed, stamped, from rūpam, shape.]rupee (ruːˈpiː) n (Currencies) the standard monetary unit of India, Nepal, and Pakistan (divided into 100 paise), Sri Lanka, Mauritius, and the Seychelles (divided into 100 cents)[C17: from Hindi rupaīyā, from Sanskrit rūpya coined silver, from rūpa shape, beauty]ru•pee (ruˈpi, ˈru pi)
n. the basic monetary unit of India, Mauritius, Nepal, and Pakistan. [1605–15; < Hindi rupayā] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  rupee - the basic unit of money in Sri Lanka; equal to 100 centsSri Lanka rupeecent - a fractional monetary unit of several countriesSri Lankan monetary unit - monetary unit in Sri Lanka | | 2. | rupee - the basic unit of money in Seychelles; equal to 100 centsSeychelles rupeecent - a fractional monetary unit of several countriesSeychelles monetary unit - monetary unit in Seychelles | | 3. | rupee - the basic unit of money in Nepal; equal to 100 paisaNepalese rupeepaisa - a fractional monetary unit in Bangladesh and India and Nepal and PakistanNepalese monetary unit - monetary unit in Nepal | | 4. |  rupee - the basic unit of money in Mauritius; equal to 100 centsMauritian rupeecent - a fractional monetary unit of several countriesMauritian monetary unit - monetary unit in Mauritius | | 5. | rupee - the basic unit of money in Pakistan; equal to 100 paisaPakistani rupeepaisa - a fractional monetary unit in Bangladesh and India and Nepal and PakistanPakistani monetary unit - monetary unit in Pakistan | | 6. | rupee - the basic unit of money in India; equal to 100 paiseIndian rupeeIndian monetary unit - monetary unit in Indiapaisa - a fractional monetary unit in Bangladesh and India and Nepal and Pakistan |
Translationsrupee (ruˈpiː) noun the standard unit of currency in India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka etc. 印度、巴基斯坦和斯里蘭卡的貨幣盧比 卢比（印度、巴基斯坦、斯里兰卡等国的货币单位）
rupee
rupee the standard monetary unit of India, Nepal, and Pakistan (divided into 100 paise), Sri Lanka, Mauritius, and the Seychelles (divided into 100 cents) Rupee the monetary unit of India, Mauritius, the Republic of the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, the Seychelles, Sikkim, and Sri Lanka. In India, the rupee was first used at the end of the 16th century; it was divided into 16 annas (64 paise, or 192 pies). With the transition to a decimal system on Apr. 1, 1957, the rupee was divided into 100 paise. According to the exchange rate set on Jan. 1, 1975, by the Gosbank (State Bank) of the USSR, 100 Indian rupees equaled 8.88 rubles. In Pakistan, the rupee was first used in 1948. Since Jan. 1, 1961, it has been divided into 100 paise. According to the exchange rates set on Jan. 1, 1975, by the Gosbank, 100 Pakistani rupees equalled 7.54 rubles. In Nepal, the rupee came into use in October 1960. It is divided into 100 paise. According to the exchange rate set on Jan. 1, 1975, by the Gosbank, 100 Nepali rupees equalled 7.07 rubles. In Sri Lanka, the rupee is divided into 100 cents. With the exchange rate set on Jan. 1, 1975, by the Gosbank, 100 rupees of Sri Lanka equaled 13.84 rubles. In Mauritius, the rupee was first used at the end of the 19th century; it is divided into 100 cents. In the Republic of the Maldives, the rupee came into use at the beginning of the 20th century. This rupee is also divided into 100 cents (or larees). In the Seychelles, the rupee is divided into 100 cents. Rupee
RUPEE, comm. law. A denomination of money in Bengal. In the computation of ad valorem duties, it is valued at fifty-five and one half cents. Act of March 2, 1799, s. 61; 1 Story's L. U. S. 627. Vide Foreign coins.
2. The rupee of British India as money of account at the custom-house, shall be deemed and taken to be of the value of forty-four and one half cents. Act of March 3, 1848. Rupee
Rupee1. The currency of India. Prior to the independence of India, there were various Indian rupees and other currencies in circulation, many issued by different colonial powers. The modern rupee is descended from the rupee issued by the British. It was pegged to gold for much of its history, finally floating after the end of the Bretton Woods System in 1971.
2. The name of several now defunct currencies in South Asia and the Middle East. Examples include the Bhutanese rupee and the Gulf rupee.AcronymsSeeBTRrupee
Synonyms for rupeenoun the basic unit of money in Sri LankaSynonymsRelated Words- cent
- Sri Lankan monetary unit
noun the basic unit of money in SeychellesSynonymsRelated Words- cent
- Seychelles monetary unit
noun the basic unit of money in NepalSynonymsRelated Words- paisa
- Nepalese monetary unit
noun the basic unit of money in MauritiusSynonymsRelated Words- cent
- Mauritian monetary unit
noun the basic unit of money in PakistanSynonymsRelated Words- paisa
- Pakistani monetary unit
noun the basic unit of money in IndiaSynonymsRelated Words- Indian monetary unit
- paisa
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