ru·pee /ruˈpi, ˈruˌpi/
盧比,一盧比銀幣
Ru·pee n. 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.
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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]