rupiah in English

noun
1
the basic monetary unit of Indonesia, equal to 100 sen.
The currency's losses - from 2,500 rupiahs to the U.S. dollar in mid 1997 to 8,500 in mid 2000, with plunges to depths as low as 17,000 in between - triggered capital flight massive enough to bankrupt much of the economy.

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1. The Indonesian Rupiah has also depreciated.

2. Before the crisis, the exchange rate between the rupiah and the dollar was roughly 2,600 rupiah to 1 U.S. dollar.

3. The rupiah (Rp) is the official currency of Indonesia.

4. This international standard construction project costs amounted to 450 billion rupiah.

5. While most taxi drivers will automatically round up to the next 500 rupiah.

6. So far, however, only five infrastructure projects, worth about 65 trillion rupiah, have been committed.

7. In July 1997, when Thailand floated the baht, Indonesia's monetary authorities widened the rupiah currency trading band from 8% to 12%.