Rupee : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Rupee	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
rupee n the basic unit of money in Sri Lanka; equal to 100 cents Synonym(s): Sri Lanka rupee, rupee the basic unit of money in Seychelles; equal to 100 cents Synonym(s): Seychelles rupee, rupee the basic unit of money in Nepal; equal to 100 paisa Synonym(s): Nepalese rupee, rupee the basic unit of money in Mauritius; equal to 100 cents Synonym(s): Mauritian rupee, rupee the basic unit of money in Pakistan; equal to 100 paisa Synonym(s): Pakistani rupee, rupee the basic unit of money in India; equal to 100 paise Synonym(s): Indian rupee, rupee
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rupee \Rupee"\ (r[usdot]p[emac]"), n. [Hind. r[umac]piyah, fr. Skr. r[umac]pya silver, coined silver or gold, handsome.] A silver coin, and money of account, in the East Indies. 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.