rupiah

noun

ru·​pi·​ah rü-ˈpē-ə How to pronounce rupiah (audio)
plural rupiah or rupiahs
the basic monetary unit of Indonesia see Money Table

Examples of rupiah in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Room rates start at £550 or 11,000,000 Indonesian rupiah (IDR) per night for a one-bedroom garden villa. Yasemen Kaner-White, theweek, 22 Apr. 2024 But the good news was overshadowed by the revelation that GoTo reported a net loss of 90.5 trillion rupiah ($5.75 billion) for its full financial year, double last year’s figure. Lionel Lim, Fortune Asia, 20 Mar. 2024 Analysts expect Indonesian shares to rise on Thursday and the rupiah strengthen as investors welcome the election result and the way there won’t be a run-off election in June. Yessar Rosendar, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024 The presidential candidate has proposed costly initiatives like a free lunch program for school children, which may cost around 400 trillion Indonesian rupiah ($25.6 billion), or about 2% of the country’s current GDP. Lionel Lim, Fortune Asia, 15 Feb. 2024 See all Example Sentences for rupiah 

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Word History

Etymology

Malay, from Hindi & Urdu rūpaiyā rupee

First Known Use

1947, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of rupiah was in 1947

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“Rupiah.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rupiah. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.

Kids Definition

rupiah

noun
ru·​pi·​ah rü-ˈpē-ə How to pronounce rupiah (audio)
plural rupiah or rupiahs
1
: the basic unit of money of Indonesia
2
: a coin or bill representing one rupiah

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