Note: 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]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Rupee — Rupee, de son vrai nom Rupert Clarke, (10 octobre 1975 à Bridgetown en Barbade ) est un musicien de Soca et de reggae. Biographie Rupee a grandi auprès de sa mère d’origine allemande et de son père originaire de La Barbade. Ce mélange de culture… … Wikipédia en Français
rupee — Indian coin, 1610s, from Hindi or Urdu rupiyah, from Skt. rupyah wrought silver, originally something provided with an image, a coin, from rupah shape, likeness, image … Etymology dictionary
rupee — ► NOUN ▪ the basic monetary unit of India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Mauritius, and the Seychelles. ORIGIN Sanskrit, wrought silver … English terms dictionary
rupee — [ro͞o′pē, ro͞o pē′] n. [Hindi rūpiyah < Sans rūpyaḥ, wrought silver] the basic monetary unit of: a) India b) Mauritius c) Nepal d) Pakistan e) the Seychelles f) … English World dictionary
Rupee — The Rupee (Unicode|₨ or Rs.) (Hindi and Urdu: Rupiya , from Sanskrit rupyakam meaning coins of silver) is the common name for the currencies used in India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Hyrule, Mauritius, and Seychelles; in Indonesia the unit of… … Wikipedia
rupee — /rooh pee , rooh pee/, n. 1. a cupronickel coin and monetary unit of India, Nepal, and Pakistan, equal to 100 paise. Abbr.: R., Re. 2. a cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Mauritius, the Seychelles, and Sri Lanka, equal to 100 cents. 3. Also… … Universalium
rupee — UK [ˌruːˈpiː] / US [ˌruˈpɪ] noun [countable] Word forms rupee : singular rupee plural rupees the unit of money used in India, Pakistan, and some other countries … English dictionary
Rupee — ₨ Rupie (Rupiah, Rupee, Zeichen: ₨) ist der Name der Währungen mehrerer Länder: Länder mit einer Währung mit dem Namen Rupie Indien; siehe Indische Rupie … Deutsch Wikipedia
Rupee — Indisk mønt. 1 rupee svarer til 16 anna … Danske encyklopædi
rupee — [[t]ruːpi͟ː[/t]] rupees N COUNT A rupee is a unit of money that is used in India, Pakistan, and some other countries. He earns 20 rupees a day … English dictionary
