rupee Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the basic unit of money in Sri Lanka; equal to 100 cents
    Sri Lanka rupee.
  2. noun the basic unit of money in Seychelles; equal to 100 cents
    Seychelles rupee.
  3. noun the basic unit of money in Nepal; equal to 100 paisa
    Nepalese rupee.
  4. noun the basic unit of money in Mauritius; equal to 100 cents
    Mauritian rupee.
  5. noun the basic unit of money in Pakistan; equal to 100 paisa
    Pakistani rupee.
  6. noun the basic unit of money in India; equal to 100 paise
    Indian rupee.

WordNet

Ru*pee" noun
Etymology
Hind.rpiyah, fr. Skr. rpy silver, coined silver or gold, handsome.
Definitions
  1. A silver coin, and money of account, in the East Indies. ✍ The valuation of the rupee of sixteen annas, the standard coin of India, by the United States Treasury departament, varies from time to time with the price silver. In 1889 it was rated at about thirty-two cents.

Webster 1913