noun
rupee
roo-PEE
noun
1
The main unit of currency used in India, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Mauritius, and the Seychelles.
"The meal cost about two hundred rupees."
"She exchanged her dollars for rupees at the airport kiosk."
How to Use Rupee
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe name of the currency used across several South Asian countries.
Common pairings
Indian rupee
Pakistani rupee
a hundred rupees
Word Forms
rupees plural
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Etymology
Coined under Sher Shah Suri in the 1540s from Sanskrit रूप्य (rūpya), meaning "wrought silver" or "stamped coin."