ruble

noun

ru·​ble ˈrü-bəl 

variants or rouble

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

The two countries have also increasingly settled transactions in rubles and yuan with Putin announcing that 90% of the two countries transactions are being settled in those currencies as of December 2024, sidestepping Western financial systems. —Earl Carr, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2025

The space agency had lost 180 billion rubles ($2.24 billion) by August 2024 and planned to put up non-core assets worth more than 11.4 billion rubles up for sale to shore up its activities. —Ruxandra Iordache, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2025

That’s the million-ruble question, but the odds for a breakthrough appear to be slim. —Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2025

The ruble also weakened sharply, with the Chinese yuan rising nearly 2% to 11.27 rubles and the U.S. dollar climbing 2.1% to 81.05 rubles. —Amanda Castro hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 July 2025

Word History

Etymology

Russian rubl'

First Known Use

1557, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing ruble

• the ruble

Rhymes for ruble

• chasuble
• jubal
• nubile
• rouble
• rubel
• tubal

Kids Definition

ruble

noun

ru·​ble

variants also rouble

ˈrü-bəl

1

: the basic unit of money of Russia and formerly of the U.S.S.R.

2

: a coin representing one ruble