rupee

noun

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

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The Indian rupee was also up marginally against the dollar at 86.048. Amala Balakrishner, CNBC, 16 June 2025 Shanti Mullick with training camp staff and players (Christian Letourneau/The Athletic) For a nominal 200 rupees ($2) a season, each student gets two three-hour training camps held on Saturdays and Sundays; there are medical checks beforehand, and a substantial snack afterwards. Rory Smith, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025 Pakistan is set to boost its defense budget by 17 percent, allocating $9 billion (2.55 trillion rupees) as tensions with India soar following a deadly flare-up in April. Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 June 2025 Adani Group—controlled by ports-to-power billionaire Gautam Adani—said the Adani family will donate up to 60 billion rupees ($686 million) to build two not-for-profit hospitals in partnership with the U.S.-based Mayo Clinic Global Consulting. Yessar Rosendar, Forbes, 10 Feb. 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 5 Jul. 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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