RUPEE
Etymology
Noun
rupee (plural rupees)
The common name for the monetary currencies used in modern India, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, the Seychelles, or Sri Lanka, often abbreviated ₨.
(historical) A silver coin circulating in India between the 16th and 20th centuries, weighing one tola (formerly 170–180 troy grains; from 1833, 180 troy grains).
Anagrams
• puree, purĂ©e
Source: Wiktionary
Ru*pee", n. Etym: [Hind.r, fr. Skr. r silver, coined silver or gold,
handsome.]
Definition: 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 departament, varies from time
to time with the price silver. In 1889 it was rated at about thirty-
two cents.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition