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the basic monetary unit of India, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, Seychelles, and Sri Lanka see Money Table
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Some of her neighbors rush to the nearest private clinic and pay about 80 rupees or $1 for each treatment.
—Aishwarya S Iyer, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
Also in India, billionaire brothers Sudhir and Samir Mehta pledged 50 billion rupees ($595 million) to their family’s UNM Foundation to be disbursed over five years, with a focus on healthcare, education, ecology and the arts.
—Rana Wehbe Watson, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Following the announcement on Friday, the rupee was little changed at 84.666 against the greenback.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 6 Dec. 2024
The rights to Vaibhav Suryavanshi were bought for 11 million Indian rupees (around $130,000) to the Rajasthan Royals after a bidding spree between the Royals and the Delhi Capitals forced his price up.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 26 Nov. 2024
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Word History
Etymology
Hindi & Urdu rūpaiyā, from Sanskrit rūpya coined silver
First Known Use
1610, in the meaning defined above
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“Rupee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rupee. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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