ruble
noun
ru·ble
| \ ˈrü-bəl
\
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variants:
or rouble
Definition of ruble
1
the basic monetary unit of Russia — see Money Table
2
: the basic monetary unit of Belarus — see Money Table
Examples of ruble in a Sentence
She gave the driver a ruble.
The ruble fell against the U.S. dollar.
Recent Examples on the Web
Newsletter Sign-up Depreciating currency and rising output have flooded Russian oil companies with record ruble revenues, boosting share prices and long-term production potential. — Anatoly Kurmanaev, WSJ, "Russia Looks to Shore Up New Role as Oil Heavyweight," 21 Sep. 2018 Since 2014, anyone caught in an unsanctioned protest more than once in a six month period risks being fined anywhere between 600,000 to one million rubles ($17,124 to $28,540), or up to give years of forced labor or prison. — Madeline Roache, Time, "Russia's Version of #MeToo Has Struggled to Take Off — Until Now," 16 July 2019 Expect to pay about 5,000 rubles ($75) for the day. — Jeff Opdyke, latimes.com, "Crimea is an unexpected beauty set against an unsettled history," 23 June 2019 Summer travelers needn’t make other special preparations, other than exchanging currency for rubles before arriving in Siberia, where the exchange rate is less favorable. — Alexey Vasilyev, National Geographic, "How to celebrate summer in the world’s coldest city," 27 June 2019 The trades were sham transactions whose sole purpose appeared to be to illicitly convert rubles into pounds and dollars — some $10 billion worth. — ProPublica, "Why Did Deutsche Bank Keep Lending to Donald Trump? — “Trump, Inc.” Podcast," 22 May 2019 Customers would use the bank to convert Russian rubles into dollars and euros via a complicated series of stock trades in Europe and the United States. — New York Times, "Deutsche Bank Faces Criminal Investigation for Potential Money-Laundering Lapses," 19 May 2019 He and Grandfather used to play film-score music four-handed, a homage to their youth, when both earned extra rubles by playing accompaniment to silent movies. — The New York Review of Books, "Anastasia Edel," 8 Apr. 2019 The Russian ruble is the most undervalued against the dollar, by 65%, according to the Economist's measure. — Anneken Tappe, CNN, "Here's another sign the US dollar is too strong: burgers," 12 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'ruble.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for ruble
ruble
noun
English Language Learners Definition of ruble
: the basic unit of money of Russia
: a coin representing one ruble
technical
: the value of the ruble compared with the value of the money of other countries
See the full definition for ruble in the English Language Learners Dictionary
ruble
noun
ru·ble
| \ ˈrü-bəl\
Kids Definition of ruble
: a Russian coin or bill
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