Definition of ruble
the basic monetary unit of Russia — see Money Table
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Examples of ruble in a Sentence
She gave the driver a ruble.
The ruble fell against the U.S. dollar.
Recent Examples of ruble from the Web
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The dollar was recently down 0.8% against the Mexican peso and lost 0.4% against the Russian ruble.
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Within days, Sakovskaya received government financial assistance, first for 120,000 rubles, or $1,930.
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Like with every other step of the process, independent travelers can also pay a company to help with this—ARCO Consulting in Moscow and St. Petersburg provides this service for about 2000 rubles (~$23 dollars).
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Both stadiums are easy to reach on Moscow’s large and sprawling subway network, with tickets on sale for 55 rubles ($0.89) a journey.
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Even the recent climb in oil prices has barely helped the currency of oil-producing Russia, where worries of fresh U.S. sanctions against Moscow have dented the ruble.
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Everything travelers buy will be about 10 percent cheaper in dollar terms after a fresh batch of U.S. sanctions sank the ruble this week.
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Joe Ruski with a credit card and paying in rubles can’t just target swing state voters in Ohio anymore.
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The ads, which were purchased in rubles using 470 fake accounts and pages, rarely made direct references to Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, or any of the other politicians who ran in the 2016 cycle.
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Origin and Etymology of ruble
Russian rubl'
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Definition of ruble for English Language Learners
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: the basic unit of money of Russia
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: a coin representing one ruble
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the ruble : the value of the ruble compared with the value of the money of other countries
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