rouble
noun
rou·ble
less common spelling of ruble
1
the basic monetary unit of Russia see Money Table
2
: the basic monetary unit of Belarus see Money Table
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The egg was originally commissioned for 24,600 roubles—an extraordinary amount for that time.
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Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 3 Oct. 2025
That investigation centres on whether 19.4 billion roubles ($246 million) earmarked in 2022 for fortifying Russia's border with Ukraine in the Kursk region was properly spent or whether some of that money was embezzled.
—Gleb Stolyarov, USA Today, 8 July 2025
The Russian rouble also soared to its strongest level since the summer amid optimism over an end to the war in Russia's favor, and a possible end to sanctions.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 13 Feb. 2025
Given the drops tend to feature a lot of barter items, this change meant most of them were fairly useless other than selling to traders for a few roubles here and there.
—Mike Stubbs, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2025
Last week Russia's currency, the rouble, plunged to its lowest rate against the dollar since the immediate aftermath of the country's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
—Elliott Goat, The Week Uk, theweek, 4 Dec. 2024
The Russian rouble weakened against the dollar on Wednesday and has lost 8.5% since the start of the Ukrainian incursion.
—Reuters, NBC News, 14 Aug. 2024
Gazprom slumped to its first loss in 20 years in 2023, hemorrhaging 629 billion roubles ($7.1 billion) after being locked out of its crucial Western European export market, a massive swing from its net profit of 1.2 trillion roubles ($12.9 billion) in 2022.
—Byryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 6 June 2024
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Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 3 Oct. 2025
That investigation centres on whether 19.4 billion roubles ($246 million) earmarked in 2022 for fortifying Russia's border with Ukraine in the Kursk region was properly spent or whether some of that money was embezzled.
—Gleb Stolyarov, USA Today, 8 July 2025
The Russian rouble also soared to its strongest level since the summer amid optimism over an end to the war in Russia's favor, and a possible end to sanctions.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 13 Feb. 2025
Given the drops tend to feature a lot of barter items, this change meant most of them were fairly useless other than selling to traders for a few roubles here and there.
—Mike Stubbs, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2025
Last week Russia's currency, the rouble, plunged to its lowest rate against the dollar since the immediate aftermath of the country's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
—Elliott Goat, The Week Uk, theweek, 4 Dec. 2024
The Russian rouble weakened against the dollar on Wednesday and has lost 8.5% since the start of the Ukrainian incursion.
—Reuters, NBC News, 14 Aug. 2024
Gazprom slumped to its first loss in 20 years in 2023, hemorrhaging 629 billion roubles ($7.1 billion) after being locked out of its crucial Western European export market, a massive swing from its net profit of 1.2 trillion roubles ($12.9 billion) in 2022.
—Byryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 6 June 2024
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“Rouble.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rouble. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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