rupee

ru·pee  (r-p, rp)

n. Abbr. r.

See Table at currency.

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[Hindi rupay, rupiy, from Sanskrit rpyam, stamped silver coin, from rpya-, well-formed, stamped, from rpam, shape.]

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rupee [ruːˈpiː]

n

(Economics, Accounting & Finance / Currencies) the standard monetary unit of India, Nepal, and Pakistan (divided into 100 paise), Sri Lanka, Mauritius, and the Seychelles (divided into 100 cents)

[from Hindi rupaīyā, from Sanskrit rūpya coined silver, from rūpa shape, beauty]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	rupee - the basic unit of money in Sri Lanka; equal to 100 cents Sri Lanka rupee cent - a fractional monetary unit of several countries Sri Lankan monetary unit - monetary unit in Sri Lanka
	2.	rupee - the basic unit of money in Seychelles; equal to 100 cents Seychelles rupee cent - a fractional monetary unit of several countries Seychelles monetary unit - monetary unit in Seychelles
	3.	rupee - the basic unit of money in Nepal; equal to 100 paisa Nepalese rupee paisa - a fractional monetary unit in Bangladesh and India and Nepal and Pakistan Nepalese monetary unit - monetary unit in Nepal
	4.	rupee - the basic unit of money in Mauritius; equal to 100 cents Mauritian rupee cent - a fractional monetary unit of several countries Mauritian monetary unit - monetary unit in Mauritius
	5.	rupee - the basic unit of money in Pakistan; equal to 100 paisa Pakistani rupee paisa - a fractional monetary unit in Bangladesh and India and Nepal and Pakistan Pakistani monetary unit - monetary unit in Pakistan
	6.	rupee - the basic unit of money in India; equal to 100 paise Indian rupee Indian monetary unit - monetary unit in India paisa - a fractional monetary unit in Bangladesh and India and Nepal and Pakistan

Translations

rupee [ruːˈpiː] N → rupia f

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rupee [ˌruːˈpiː] n → roupie f

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rupee

n → Rupie f

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rupee [ruːˈpiː] n → rupia

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rupee [ruːˈpiː] n → rupia

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rupee

n rupee [ruˈpiː]

the standard unit of currency in India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka etc. roepee روبيه: وِحْدَة النَّقْد في الهِنْد والباكِسْتان рупия rupie rupi die Rupie ρουπία (το νόμισμα της Ινδίας) rupia ruupia روپیه rupia roupie רוּפִּיי रूपया rupija rúpia rupee rúpía rupia ルピー 루피(인도, 파키스탄, 스리랑카 등지의 화폐 단위) rupija rūpija rupee roepie rupi rupia rupia rupie рупия rupia rupija rupeja rupie หน่วยเงินตรารูปี rupi 印度、巴基斯坦和斯里蘭卡的貨幣盧比 рупія روپیہ đồng ru-pi 卢比