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Meaning of sicca rupee | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A newly-minted rupee, having a higher value than those in long use; later (specifically), a rupee coined by the Bengal Government from 1793.

historical

Examples

“For this house we agreed to pay three hundred sicca rupees, or thirty-seven pounds ten shillings, a month.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

sicca syndrome siccanin siccation siccative Siccawei siccimeter