rupiah

noun

ru·​pi·​ah rü-ˈpē-ə 

plural rupiah or rupiahs

: the basic monetary unit of Indonesia see Money Table

Examples of rupiah in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The rupiah has strengthened, and was at 17,680 per dollar on Wednesday. — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2026

Clinton deployed the threat of withholding billions in aid to nix the Hanke plan, and a weak rupiah hastened Suharto’s departure months later. — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2026

That episode looms large again as the Indonesian rupiah, South Korean won, and Thai baht slide — the rupiah now at its weakest since that crisis. — William Pesek, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

The free meals program, costing about 268 trillion rupiah ($15 billion) for this year alone, is aimed at alleviating poverty and malnutrition but Prabowo recently fired the head of the program amid a massive graft probe. — ABC News, 12 June 2026

Word History

Etymology

Malay, from Hindi & Urdu rūpaiyā rupee

First Known Use

1947, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for rupiah

• gaia
• maia
• maya
• playa
• via
• hezekiah
• jeremiah
• nehemiah
• obadiah
• zechariah
• messiah
• nyaya

Kids Definition

rupiah

noun

ru·​pi·​ah rü-ˈpē-ə 

plural rupiah or rupiahs

1

: the basic unit of money of Indonesia

2

: a coin or bill representing one rupiah