rupees

South Asian money

Rupees are the basic unit of currency in India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, and several other South Asian countries.

The word comes from Sanskrit for silver, reflecting the coin's original material.

The meal cost five hundred rupees.

Each country's rupee has different value and is not interchangeable with others.

regional

India

South Asian republic

Seychelles · Indonesia · Maldives · subcontinental · Commonwealth

currency

banknote

Printed legal tender

  • coinsMetal money units
  • cashReady spending funds
  • walletSmall case for currency

payment · denomination · exchange · lakhs · INR · notes · demonetization · tender · circulation · counterfeit

historic

Mughal

Indian Islamic imperial dynasty

medieval · archaeology · pre-independence · coinage · imperial · treasury

trade

import

Obtain from overseas

market · tariff · goods · services · retail · wholesale · negotiation · deal · merchandise · supply

economy

finance

Provide money for

deflation · GDP · fiscal · devaluation · appreciation · forex · remittance · investment · capital · wealth

Categories
Opposites
currency system

rupeeshard currency

Physical money, not digital

reserve currency · dollars · pounds · euros · yen

Phrases
Family

rupee

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G