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- ru·pee || ruË'pÉªË n. unit of currency used in India and many other countries (Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Mauritius, the Seychelles, and the Maldives)
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Rupee — Ru*pee (r[.u]*p[=e] ), n. [Hind. r[=u]piyah, fr. Skr. r[=u]pya silver, coined silver or gold, handsome.] A silver coin, and money of account, in the East Indies. [1913 Webster] Note: The valuation of the rupee of sixteen annas, the standard coin… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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
