rupee
rupee definition
ru·pee (ro̵̅o̅′pē, ro̵̅o̅ pē′)
noun
the basic monetary unit of:
- India
- Mauritius
- Nepal
- Pakistan
- the Seychelles
- Sri Lanka
Etymology: Hindi rūpiyah < Sans rūpyaḥ, wrought silver
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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