What does Rupee mean?
Definitions for Rupee
ruˈpi, ˈru piru·pee
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Princeton's WordNet
Sri Lanka rupee, rupeenoun
the basic unit of money in Sri Lanka; equal to 100 cents
Seychelles rupee, rupeenoun
the basic unit of money in Seychelles; equal to 100 cents
Nepalese rupee, rupeenoun
the basic unit of money in Nepal; equal to 100 paisa
Mauritian rupee, rupeenoun
the basic unit of money in Mauritius; equal to 100 cents
Pakistani rupee, rupeenoun
the basic unit of money in Pakistan; equal to 100 paisa
Indian rupee, rupeenoun
the basic unit of money in India; equal to 100 paise
Wiktionary
rupeenoun
The common name for the monetary currencies used in modern India, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Seychelles, or Mauritius.
rupeenoun
A silver coin, circulating in India 16th–20th centuries, weighing 170–180troy grains (180troy grains from 1833) or one tola.
Etymology: From रुपीया, variant of रुपया
Wikipedia
Rupee
Rupee is the common name for the currencies of India, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, Seychelles, and Sri Lanka, and of former currencies of Afghanistan, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, the United Arab Emirates (as the Gulf rupee), British East Africa, Burma, German East Africa (as Rupie/Rupien), and Tibet. In Indonesia and the Maldives, the unit of currency is known as rupiah and rufiyaa respectively, cognates of the word rupee. The Indian rupees (₹) and Pakistani rupees (Rs. ) are subdivided into one hundred paise (singular paisa) or pice. The Nepalese rupee (रू) subdivides into one hundred paisa (singular and plural) or four sukaas. The Mauritian, Seychellois, and Sri Lankan rupees subdivide into 100 cents.
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rupee
The rupee is the common name for the currencies of several countries in South Asia and the Indian Ocean, including India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Pakistan, Mauritius, Seychelles, Maldives, and Indonesia. Each country has its own separate distinct rupee coin and banknote forms. The name derives from the Sanskrit word 'rupya,' which means 'silver' or 'wrought silver'. In terms of the Indian Rupee specifically, its currency code is INR and it is issued and controlled by the Reserve Bank of India.
Webster Dictionary
Rupeenoun
a silver coin, and money of account, in the East Indies
Etymology: [Hind. rpiyah, fr. Skr. rpya silver, coined silver or gold, handsome.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Rupee
rōō-pē′, n. an East Indian silver coin, nominally worth about 2s.—at present about 1s. 4½d. [Hind. rūpīyah—Sans. rūpya, silver.]
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Rupee
a silver coin, the monetary unit of India, whose face value is 2s., but which, owing to the depreciation of silver, is now valued in outside markets at about 1s. 2½d.; a lac of rupees equals 100,000.
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
rupee
The well-known coin of the East Indies. There are gold rupees of nearly 30 shillings in value; but the current rupee is of silver, varying a little from 2 shillings, according to its being named Bombay, Arcot, or Sicca.
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Anagrams for Rupee »
puree
purée
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Rupee in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Rupee in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of Rupee in a Sentence
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The situation has forced tourists to buy water at exorbitant prices. A 20-rupee-bottle of water is being charged 100 rupees ($1.49).
Almost all Employees and franchisees of brokerage firms and even tips giving pseudo experts do not invest or trade a single penny rupee in stock market and this is substantial proof to make people understand how big fraud is stock market
But there could be outflow from the bond market, which in turn puts pressure on the rupee.
Not a single Saudi institution, charity or individual gave even one rupee to terrorists.
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Translations for Rupee
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- روبيةArabic
- рупіяBelarusian
- рупияBulgarian
- rupieCzech
- RupieGerman
- ރުފިޔާDivehi
- ρουπίαGreek
- rupiaSpanish
- روپیہPersian
- roupieFrench
- રૂપિયોGujarati
- רופיHebrew
- रुपयाHindi
- rúpiaHungarian
- rupiaItalian
- ルピーJapanese
- ರೂಪಾಯಿKannada
- 루피Korean
- рупијаMacedonian
- രൂപMalayalam
- रुपयाMarathi
- रुपैयाNepali
- roepieDutch
- róópiiNavajo, Navaho
- ਰੁਪਈਆPanjabi, Punjabi
- rupiaPolish
- روپۍPashto, Pushto
- rupiaPortuguese
- рупияRussian
- रूप्यकम्Sanskrit
- рупија, rupijaSerbo-Croatian
- රුපියලSinhala, Sinhalese
- rupiaSlovak
- rupijaSlovene
- rupiaSwahili
- உரூபாய், ரூபாய்Tamil
- రూపాయలుTelugu
- รูปีThai
- rupiTurkish
- рупіяUkrainian
- روپیہUrdu
- 卢比Chinese
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