Dollar vs. Rupee

Dollarnoun

Official designation for currency in some parts of the world, including Canada, the United States, Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, and elsewhere. Its symbol is $.

Dollarnoun

(by extension) Money generally.

Dollarnoun

A quarter of a pound or one crown, historically minted as a coin of approximately the same size and composition as a then-contemporary dollar coin of the United States, and worth slightly more.

Dollarnoun

Imported from the United States, and paid for in U.S. dollars. (Note: distinguish "dollar wheat", North American farmers' slogan, meaning a market price of one dollar per bushel.)

Dollarnoun

A silver coin of the United States containing 371.25 grains of silver and 41.25 grains of alloy, that is, having a total weight of 412.5 grains.

Dollarnoun

A coin of the same general weight and value as the United States silver dollar, though differing slightly in different countries, formerly current in Mexico, Canada, parts of South America, also in Spain, and several other European countries.

Dollarnoun

The value of a dollar; the unit of currency, differing in value in different countries, commonly employed in the United States and a number of other countries, including Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, parts of the Carribbean, Liberia, and several others.

Dollarnoun

the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents

Dollarnoun

a piece of paper money worth one dollar

Dollarnoun

a United States coin worth one dollar;

Dollarnoun

a symbol of commercialism or greed;

Dollar

Dollar (symbol: $) is the name of more than 20 currencies. They include the Australian dollar, Brunei dollar, Canadian dollar, Hong Kong dollar, Jamaican dollar, Liberian dollar, Namibian dollar, New Taiwan dollar, New Zealand dollar, Singapore dollar, United States dollar, and several others.

Rupeenoun

The common name for the monetary currencies used in modern India, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, the Seychelles, or Sri Lanka, often abbreviated ₨.

Rupeenoun

(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).

Rupeenoun

A silver coin, and money of account, in the East Indies.

Rupeenoun

the basic unit of money in Sri Lanka; equal to 100 cents

Rupeenoun

the basic unit of money in Seychelles; equal to 100 cents

Rupeenoun

the basic unit of money in Nepal; equal to 100 paisas

Rupeenoun

the basic unit of money in Mauritius; equal to 100 cents

Rupeenoun

the basic unit of money in Pakistan; equal to 100 paisas

Rupeenoun

the basic unit of money in India; equal to 100 paise

Rupee

Rupee is the common name for the currencies of India, Indonesia, the Maldives, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, Seychelles, and Sri Lanka, and of former currencies of Afghanistan, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, and the UAE (as the Gulf rupee), British East Africa, Burma, German East Africa, and Tibet. In Indonesia and the Maldives the unit of currency is known as rupiah and rufiyaa respectively.