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rupee
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun rupee has 6 senses
- rupee(n = noun.quantity) sri lanka rupee - the basic unit of money in Sri Lanka; equal to 100 cents; Array has particulars: cent
- rupee(n = noun.quantity) seychelles rupee - the basic unit of money in Seychelles; equal to 100 cents; Array has parts: cent
- rupee(n = noun.quantity) nepalese rupee - the basic unit of money in Nepal; equal to 100 paisa; Array has parts: paisa
- rupee(n = noun.quantity) mauritian rupee - the basic unit of money in Mauritius; equal to 100 cents; Array has parts: cent
- rupee(n = noun.quantity) pakistani rupee - the basic unit of money in Pakistan; equal to 100 paisa; Array has parts: paisa
- rupee(n = noun.quantity) indian rupee - the basic unit of money in India; equal to 100 paise; Array is a kind of indian monetary unit
is a kind of sri lankan monetary unit
is a kind of seychelles monetary unit
is a kind of nepalese monetary unit
is a kind of mauritian monetary unit
is a kind of pakistani monetary unit
has parts: paisa
CIDE DICTIONARY
rupee, n. [Hind. r, fr. Skr. r silver, coined silver or gold, handsome.].
A silver coin, and money of account, in the East Indies. [1913 Webster]
" The valuation of the rupee of sixteen annas, the standard coin of India, by the United States Treasury department, varies from time to time with the price of silver. In 1889 it was rated at about thirty-two cents."
[1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
rupee, n. the chief monetary unit of India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Mauritius, and the Seychelles.
Etymology
Hind. rupiyah f. Skr. rupya wrought silver
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