rupiah

noun ru·pi·ah \ rü-ˈpē-ə \

Definition of rupiah

plural rupiah or rupiahs

the basic monetary unit of Indonesia — see Money Table

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Ten pieces of nota cost only 10,000 Indonesian rupiah (75 cents).

— Time, "‘A Tragic, Forgotten Place.' Poverty and Death in Indonesia's Land of Gold," 3 Aug. 2017
The rupiah has gained 0.9 percent against the dollar this year and was trading at 13,351 as of 10:40 a.m. in Jakarta on Wednesday.

— karlis salna, Bloomberg.com, "New Leaders Propel Indonesia, 20 Years After `Wrong Advice'," 4 July 2017
The maximum penalty for downloading pornographic material is four years in jail or a two billion rupiah ($150,350) fine.

— NBC News, "Indonesian Police Detain 141 Men in Gay Club Raid," 22 May 2017
A budget of 300 million rupiahs (about $29,000) was initially set aside for the makeover, with the goal of painting each building at least three colors.

— christina pérez, Vogue, "This Tiny Village Got a Rainbow Makeover and Sparked an Instagram Craze," 14 May 2017
The Indonesian rupiah extended its decline after the verdict, falling 0.2 percent to 13,335 against the U.S. dollar.

— karlis salna, Bloomberg.com, "Jokowi Ally Found Guilty of Blasphemy Gets Two Years in Jail," 9 May 2017
The carry-to-risk ratios for the Mexican peso and Indonesian rupiah show the greatest premium over their five-year average among the currencies analyzed.

— masaki kondo, Bloomberg.com, "Mexican Peso, Rupiah Carry-Trade Burnished by Low Volatility," 27 Apr. 2017
MNC’s offer of 150 million rupiah ($11,290) per a Balinese measure of land that is equal to about 100 square meters (1,076 square feet) is far below what villagers believe is fair given the prime location, Surata said.

— stephen wright, The Seattle Times, "Trump tower fated not to rise in Indonesian isle of the gods," 27 Apr. 2017
Since the program was introduced in July, wealthy taxpayers had pledged as of Tuesday to repatriate 146 trillion rupiah ($11 billion) of assets kept in havens like Singapore, the Cayman...

— i made sentana, WSJ, "Indonesia President Joko Widodo Faces Setback as Tax Amnesty Falls Short," 29 Mar. 2017

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Origin and Etymology of rupiah

Malay, from Hindi & Urdu rūpaiyā rupee

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