ruble

noun

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ru·ble | \ ˈrü-bəl

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 The Russian ruble was little changed against the dollar, trading at 73.20 against the greenback. — Georgi Kantchev, WSJ, 3 June 2021 Once the best performers of 2021, the rand and ruble were among those that knocked an index of emerging-market currencies lower in June for the first time in three months. — Maria Elena Vizcaino, Fortune, 5 July 2021 So, a weaker ruble means more profits for Russian oil companies, and the reverse of course. — Michael Lynch, Forbes, 11 June 2021 China handed out $30 of its new digital currency each to 50,000 Beijing residents in a pilot scheme in February, and Russia plans to launch a digital ruble in 2023. — Adrian Croft, Fortune, 29 May 2021 In currency markets, the Russian ruble weakened 0.9% against the dollar. — Anna Hirtenstein, WSJ, 19 Apr. 2021 The ruble has lost nearly 3% of its value this year. — Anna Hirtenstein, WSJ, 19 Apr. 2021 At that time, Estonia’s currency was the hyperinflating Russian ruble and the newly independent Baltic state hadn’t yet approved a post-Soviet constitution. — Jacques De Larosière And Steve H. Hanke, WSJ, 21 Apr. 2021 The Russian ruble declined nearly 1% against the US dollar Thursday and the country's stock market retreated modestly. — Matt Egan, CNN, 15 Apr. 2021

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