rupee

/ruːˈpiː/ (bre, ipa) · /ruːˈpiː/ (ame, ipa) · /rü-ˈpē ˈrü-ˌpē/ (ame, mw)

rupee — noun

  • rupeesingular
  • rupeesplural

1. the currency that is the main form of payment in nations such as India, Pakistan

1.名詞B1
釋義

the currency that is the main form of payment in nations such as India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka

例句

Tariq paid five hundred rupees for a cotton shirt at the street market.

number + rupees for expressing price

Before her trip to Mumbai, Nila exchanged her euros for rupees at the airport bank.

exchange [currency] for rupees

同義詞
  • currency

    much broader term covering any system of money used in a country; not specific to South Asia

  • money

    general term for any medium of exchange; rupee is a specific type of money

  • paisa

    a smaller unit of money equal to one hundredth of a rupee, not interchangeable in meaning

文法句型

number + rupees

in + rupees

用法筆記

Each country that uses the rupee has its own version with a different value and symbol. Specify the country when context is unclear: Indian rupee (₹), Pakistani rupee (₨).

常見錯誤

❌I changed my dollars to rupee.
✅I changed my dollars to rupees.
💡The plural form 'rupees' is almost always used when referring to an amount or the currency in general.
❌The Indonesian rupee has lost value.
✅The Indonesian rupiah has lost value.
💡'Rupiah' is the currency of Indonesia, not 'rupee'.