Found 2 items, similar to rupee.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: rupee
rupee
n 1: the basic unit of money in Sri Lanka; equal to 100 cents
[syn:
Sri Lanka rupee]
2: the basic unit of money in Seychelles; equal to 100 cents
[syn:
Seychelles rupee]
3: the basic unit of money in Nepal; equal to 100 paisas [syn:
Nepalese rupee]
4: the basic unit of money in Mauritius; equal to 100 cents
[syn:
Mauritian rupee]
5: the basic unit of money in Pakistan; equal to 100 paisas
[syn:
Pakistani rupee]
6: the basic unit of money in India; equal to 100 paise [syn:
Indian rupee
]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Rupee
Rupee
\Ru*pee"\ (r[.u]*p[=e]"), n. [Hind. r[=u]piyah, fr. Skr.
r[=u]pya silver, coined silver or gold, handsome.]
A silver coin, and money of account, in the East Indies.
[1913 Webster]
Note: The valuation of the rupee of sixteen annas, the
standard coin of India, by the United States Treasury
department, varies from time to time with the price of
silver. In 1889 it was rated at about thirty-two cents.
[1913 Webster]