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Definition of 'rupee'

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Noun

(en-noun)
  • The common name for the monetary currencies used in modern India, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Seychelles, or Mauritius.
  • A silver coin, circulating in India 16th–20th centuries, weighing 170–180 troy grains (180 troy grains from 1833) or one tola.
  • References

    Platts, John T. (1884), A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English , London: W. H. Allen & Co., pp. 586, 604.

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