rupiah
noun
ru·pi·ah
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plural rupiah
or rupiahs
Definition of rupiah
the basic monetary unit of Indonesia — see Money Table
Examples of rupiah in a Sentence
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Indonesia’s new central bank governor last month signaled more rate increases to bolster the country’s weakening rupiah, which is hovering near its lowest level since late 2015. — Ira Iosebashvili, WSJ, "Dollar’s Strength Adds Stress to Emerging Market Currencies," 3 June 2018 Perry Warjiyo to take helm at Indonesia’s central bank New governor must try to boost growth while defending rupiahIndonesia’s new central bank governor knows a thing or two about crisis management. — Karlis Salna, Bloomberg.com, "Forged in Crisis, Newest Asian Central Bank Chief Comes Prepared," 28 Mar. 2018 The South African rand fell sharply while Indonesia’s rupiah was hovering around levels last seen during the Asian financial crisis two decades ago. — Amrith Ramkumar, WSJ, "Internet Stocks Pull Down S&P 500," 5 Sep. 2018 While Bank Indonesia has tried to quell the investor exodus by making significant interventions in the currency and bond markets, the rupiah slumped to a fresh low of 14,213 against the dollar last week. — Viriya Singgih, Bloomberg.com, "New Bank Indonesia Governor Is Wasting No Time on Rate Hikes," 28 May 2018 The rupiah has been hit by investor flight from emerging markets and is currently trading near its weakest level in 20 years. — Ben Otto, WSJ, "Indonesia President Picks Conservative Cleric for Running Mate," 10 Aug. 2018 Investors also ran away from risk in currency markets, with the dollar rising against the Indonesian rupiah, Australian dollar and Chinese yuan. — Saumya Vaishampayan, WSJ, "Stocks Drop Across Asia After U.S. Swoon," 5 Dec. 2018 That day the rupiah appreciated 28% against the greenback. — Steve H. Hanke, WSJ, "Erdogan Can Save the Turkish Lira," 12 Aug. 2018 The Indonesian rupiah has risen 2.3% against the dollar. — Saumya Vaishampayan, WSJ, "As Fed Fuels a Global Rally, Asian Currencies Lag Behind," 11 Jan. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'rupiah.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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rupiah
noun
English Language Learners Definition of rupiah
: the basic unit of money in Indonesia
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