rupee

noun

the basic monetary unit of India, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, Seychelles, and Sri Lanka see Money Table

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By contrast, India employs a progressive income tax structure, where individuals earning around 1.2 million Indian rupees are slapped with a 15% tax, which increases with their income bracket. Amala Balakrishner, CNBC, 24 July 2025 Based on the 2024 financial year, the Indian rupee made a 5% currency contribution to sales and a whopping 22% share of operating profit. Kevin Rozario, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025 Jane Street made about 365 billion rupees ($4.3 billion) in overall gain from trading in Indian derivatives and cash market during the period between January 2023 and March 2025, according to the SEBI order. Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 4 July 2025 The company had previously witnessed a block deal worth 7.31 billion Indian rupees earlier in the month. Amala Balakrishner, CNBC, 22 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for rupee

Word History

Etymology

Hindi & Urdu rūpaiyā, from Sanskrit rūpya coined silver

First Known Use

1610, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of rupee was in 1610

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“Rupee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rupee. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.

Kids Definition

rupee

noun
1
: the basic unit of money of any of several countries (as of India and Pakistan)
2
: a coin representing one rupee
Etymology

from a word in Hindi and Urdu (the main language of Pakistan) rūpaiyā "a unit of money"

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