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rupee Definition

ru·pee (ro̵̅o̅′pē, ro̵̅o̅ pē′)

noun

the basic monetary unit of:

  1. India
  2. Mauritius
  3. Nepal
  4. Pakistan
  5. the Seychelles
  6. Sri Lanka

Etymology: Hindi rūpiyah < Sans rūpyaḥ, wrought silver

rupee Finance Definition

The currency unit of Pakistan, Mauritius, Seychelles, and Sri Lanka, comprised of 100 cents. Nepal also uses the rupee; its unit is comprised of 100 paisa.

rupee Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • earn: In India they could earn 5000 Indian rupees per month which is about £ 60.
  • spend: For every rupee spent on the new seeds, a farmer can reap up to 5 rupees of crop.
  • pay: The women are paid 40 rupees for 6 hours work.
  • cost: It is said to have cost 10 million rupees to build, much of it spent on the opulent marble royal palaces within.
  • invest: Over 30 years it has invested two billion rupees in India's social development.
  • offer: The Master asked one of his companions to offer a rupee in the shrine, according to the Hindu custom.

Adjective modifier

  • Indian: In India they could earn 5000 Indian rupees per month which is about £ 60.
  • few: Krishna uses his last few rupees to travel to a city, which by luck of the draw turns out to be Bombay.
  • Mauritian: Currency The Mauritian rupee ( Rs ) is divided into 100 cents.
  • Nepali: I earn about 700 Nepali rupees a week from knitting sweaters.

Modifies a noun

note: I only have a 100 rupee note - relatively speaking, a fortune.

Preposition: per

  • month: In India they could earn 5000 Indian rupees per month which is about £ 60.
  • day: Before the tsunami we were earning 100 rupees per day.
  • week: Cost: The Placement Cost to participate in these camps will be 3750 Indian Rupees per week ( approx.

Noun used with modifier

crore: Even then, the financial demand runs into tens of crores rupees per year.