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rupee

ru·pee
R r

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [roo-pee, roo-pee]
    • /ruˈpi, ˈru pi/
    • /ruːˈpiː/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [roo-pee, roo-pee]
    • /ruˈpi, ˈru pi/

Definitions of rupee word

  • noun rupee a cupronickel coin and monetary unit of India, Nepal, and Pakistan, equal to 100 paise. Abbreviation: R., Re. 1
  • noun rupee a cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Mauritius, the Seychelles, and Sri Lanka, equal to 100 cents. 1
  • noun rupee Also called rufiyaa. a coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, equal to 100 laris. 1
  • noun rupee a former monetary unit of Bhutan, equal to 100 naye paise. 1
  • noun rupee Asian currency 1
  • noun rupee rupee coin 1

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Origin of rupee

First appearance:

before 1605
One of the 40% oldest English words
First recorded in 1605-15, rupee is from the Hindi word rupayā

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Rupee

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

rupee popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

rupee usage trend in Literature

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