: the basic monetary unit of India, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, Seychelles, and Sri Lanka see Money Table
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The first aimed to curb the falling rupee by limiting currency‑hedging positions that banks can take.
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Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 2 Apr. 2026
Dhurandhar received an overwhelmingly enthusiastic reception at the box office, with worldwide earnings of 1,304 crore rupees (about $155 million) in the first three months of its release.
—Gitanjali Roy, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Mar. 2026
To meet his growing costs, Meraj had increased the price of a cup of tea from ten rupees to fifteen, a fifty-per-cent rise (in New York terms, like a cup of drip coffee going from just shy of four dollars to nearly six overnight).
—Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
When we’re pulled in many directions, often simultaneously—money and love overlap in Ray when Aparna writes her number on a five rupee note—the weight of obligations can feel like a warping pressure.
—James Folta, Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026
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Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 2 Apr. 2026
Dhurandhar received an overwhelmingly enthusiastic reception at the box office, with worldwide earnings of 1,304 crore rupees (about $155 million) in the first three months of its release.
—Gitanjali Roy, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Mar. 2026
To meet his growing costs, Meraj had increased the price of a cup of tea from ten rupees to fifteen, a fifty-per-cent rise (in New York terms, like a cup of drip coffee going from just shy of four dollars to nearly six overnight).
—Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
When we’re pulled in many directions, often simultaneously—money and love overlap in Ray when Aparna writes her number on a five rupee note—the weight of obligations can feel like a warping pressure.
—James Folta, Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for rupee
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“Rupee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rupee. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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