rupee

noun

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

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That has driven down the value of India’s currency, the rupee, to painful levels. Alex Travelli, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2025 With the rupee hitting record lows against the greenback, any cuts to the bank’s policy rate could spark a further rise in domestic inflation, putting further pressure on the currency and likely triggering capital outflows. Anniek Bao, CNBC, 7 Feb. 2025 The economy is slowing down, with the stock market reversing gains and the rupee falling against the dollar. Jonathan Wolfe, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025 Even today, the Indian rupee note declares its value in 17 different languages. Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2025 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 4 Mar. 2025.

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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