rupee

ruːˈpiː

Definition

Definition of rupee - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

financecurrency used in India, Pakistan, and other countries

I exchanged my dollars for rupees at the airport.

Indian rupee

Pakistani rupee

gamingfictional currency in the video game Hyrule

I collected 100 rupees in the game.

coin

currency

money

currency

Dated

historical silver coin used in India

Dated

The museum displayed a 19th-century rupee.

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fictional currency in the video game Hyrule
historical silver coin used in India

Expressions with rupee

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Pakistani rupee

official currency of Pakistan

He exchanged dollars for Pakistani rupees before his trip..

Indian rupee

the basic unit of money in India

I exchanged my dollars for Indian rupees at the airport.

Nepalese rupee

basic unit of money in Nepal

I exchanged my dollars for Nepalese rupees at the airport.

digital rupee

electronic form of Indian currency

The government plans to introduce the digital rupee next year.

Origin of rupee

Sanskrit, rūpya (wrought silver)

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INR

abbr.

abr: Indian Rupee

money used in India for buying things

ana

finance

former subdivision of the rupee

paise

finance

smallest currency unit in India, one hundredth of a rupee

pice

currency

former Indian coin worth one sixty-fourth of a rupee

PKR

abbr.

abr: Pakistani Rupee

money used in Pakistan for buying things

Examples of rupee in a sentence

She saved every rupee for her trip to India.
Players trade rupees for items in the shop.
Rupees are scattered throughout the game's levels.
Collectors often seek out the rarest rupee coins.
A rupee from the colonial era was auctioned yesterday.

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French:roupie, rubis, ...
German:Rupie, ...
Italian:rupia, moneta indiana, ...
Spanish:rupia, moneda india, ...
Portuguese:rupia, ...
Chinese:卢比, 游戏币, ...
Japanese:ルピー, ルピー通貨, ...
Arabic:رُوبِيَّة, رُوبِي, ...
Hebrew:רוּפִּי, רוּפִּיָּה, ...
Russian:рупия, индийская рупия, ...
Ukrainian:рупія, валюта, ...
Hindi:रुपया, गेम मुद्रा, ...
Bengali:রুপি, গেম মুদ্রা, ...
Catalan:rupia, rupies, ...
Czech:rupie, herní měna v sérii The Legend of Zelda, ...
Danish:rupi, rupee, ...
Dutch:roepie, rupee, ...
Greek:ρουπία, νόμισμα, ...
Hungarian:rúpia, rupee, ...
Khmer:រូពី, រូបិយប័ណ្ណស្រមើស្រមៃក្នុងហ្គេម ហាយរូល, ...
Korean:루피, 게임 화폐, ...
Persian:روپیه, سکه نقره, ...
Polish:rupia, srebrna rupia, ...
Portuguese (BR):rupia, rúpia, ...
Romanian:rupie, rupii, ...
Swedish:rupie, ...
Thai:รูปี, เหรียญรูปี, ...
Turkish:rupi, ...
Vietnamese:đồng rupee, đồng bạc, ...

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