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Definition of Indian rupee
1. Noun. The basic unit of money in India; equal to 100 paise.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Indian Rupee
Literary usage of Indian rupee
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Descriptive Dictionary of the Indian Islands & Adjacent Countries by John Crawfurd (1856)
"... or 2s, 6d., which makes it about one-fifth more valuable than the Indian rupee.
For small change, cowrie shells are used as in Hindustan ; and of these, ..."
2. The Imperial Gazetteer of India by William Wilson Hunter (1886)
"... roughly cut by hand, with an apology for a stamp; 75 of these coins go to the
Indian rupee, ie they stand to the Indian pice as 75 to 72 ; but they are ..."
3. From Peking to Mandalay: A Journey from North China to Burma Through Tibetan by Reginald Fleming Johnston (1908)
"The new coin is almost exactly equivalent in value to the Indian rupee, and
resembles it in size and appearance: but it bears the head of the emperor of ..."
4. The Cyclopædia of India and of Eastern and Southern Asia: Commercial by Edward Balfour (1885)
"In Arabia and the Persian Gulf, the silver real and the copper falus are current ;
but the Indian rupee and the Spanish dollar also ..."
5. Macmillan's Magazine by David Masson, George Grove, John Morley, Mowbray Morris (1876)
"An immense number of Indian pensioners are in this position ; and so are thousands
who subscribe to Indian " rupee " loans, the interest on which is paid in ..."
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