rupee

Definitions  ·  Examples  ·  Pronunciations  ·  Etymologies  ·  Related  ·  Statistics  ·  Comments  · 
The average rate for the rupee was approximately 43.7 in the third quarter versus 41.6 in the second quarter of 2008.

View all »
Definitions (16)

Toggle American Heritage definitions American Heritage Dictionary (1)

  1. noun See Table at currency.

Toggle Century definitions Century Dictionary (8)

Toggle GNU Webster definitions GNU Webster's 1913 (1)

Toggle WordNet definitions WordNet (6)

Toggle elsewhere links Elsewhere on the web

View all »
Examples (50)

  • Inflation is running at more than 25 per cent, the rupee is at all-time lows, foreign currency reserves barely cover three months of imports, the stock market has dropped 41 percent from a life high in April, and an Islamist militancy is surging across the northwest. —  The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed
  • Leading currency experts led by AV Rajwade have been making their case for greater central bank support for the rupee, as the recent volatility has unnerved many sections of the economy. —  The Economic Times
  • Laporte said inflation was being driven by the devalued rupee, an increased government sales tax levy and speculation. —  Engineering News | Home
  • Pinnacle Forex, the rupee is likely to be weaker on dollar's strength and weakness in global equities. —  Moneycontrol Top Headlines
  • At 9: 32 a.m. the partially convertible rupee was at 50.00 / 01 per dollar, off an early high of —  The Economic Times
 

Tags

rupee hasn't been tagged yet.

Sign up or sign in to add tags.

Stats

This word has been looked up 78 times.

On Twitter

Photos from

flickr images

Etymologies (2)

Toggle American Heritage etymologies American Heritage Dictionary (1)

  1. Hindi rupayā, rupiyā, from Sanskrit rūpyam, stamped silver coin, from rūpya-, well-formed, stamped, from rūpam, shape.

Toggle Century etymologies Century Dictionary (1)

  1. Formerly also roopce; = French roupie = Spanish Portuguese rupia = G. Danish Swedish rupie = New Greek ῤοῦπι = Persian rūpīya, from Hindustani rūpīya, rupīya, rupayā, rupaiya, rapaiyā, a rupee, also coin, cash, specie, from rūpā (Pali rūpī), silver, from Sanskrit rūpya, silver, wrought silver or wrought gold, as adjective handsome, from rūpa, natural state, form, beauty (later Hindustani rūp, form, beauty).
 

Pronunciations
Record your own »

/ruˈpi/
by American Heritage

Charts

frequency chart

Bubble size: how much this word was used in a year

Bubble height: used more or less than expected, vs. all uses evenly distributed

You can expect to see this word about twice a month.

Recently looked up

Harley-Davidson · Sweltering · equable · objecting · flintlock

Recent Favorites

pygopagus · sanglant · Astacus · sweetbread · qualms

Recent Pronunciations

ultimatum · pew · deadpool · sad panda · nom nom nom