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rupee
[ roo-pee, roo-pee ]
noun
- a cupronickel coin and monetary unit of India, Nepal, and Pakistan, equal to 100 paise. : R., Re.
- a cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Mauritius, the Seychelles, and Sri Lanka, equal to 100 cents.
- Also called rufiyaa. a coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, equal to 100 laris.
- a former monetary unit of Bhutan, equal to 100 naye paise.
rupee
/ °ù³ÜËˈ±è¾±Ë /
noun
- the standard monetary unit of India, Nepal, and Pakistan (divided into 100 paise), Sri Lanka, Mauritius, and the Seychelles (divided into 100 cents)
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of rupee1
First recorded in 1605–15, rupee is from the Hindi word °ù³Ü±è²¹²âÄå
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of rupee1
C17: from Hindi °ù³Ü±è²¹Ä«²âÄå , from Sanskrit °ùÅ«±è²â²¹ coined silver, from °ùÅ«±è²¹ shape, beauty
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"A customer is more likely to get grooming services for their pet every week for 600 rupees, rather than somewhere above 1,500 rupees."
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He earns a meagre sum of about 500 rupees a day.
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"The question is whether India is willing to invest billions of rupees in the F-35, knowing it could do better buying the Russian jet."
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The Indian rupee is trading near record lows due to heavy foreign investor outflows from stock markets in recent months.
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He again lent them 80 rupees, but this time with the condition that they would repay 200 rupees to him.
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