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.
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Public materials also show 30 billion rubles in additional capital for PSB, a bank serving the military-industrial complex, the agency noted.
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Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
Petro-dollars, electro-dollars, multi-dollars, Reichsmarks, rins, rubles, pounds, and shekels.
—Merrill Markoe, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2025
Geneticists were fired from their posts and rendered ruble-less.
—D. Scott Schmid, Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2025
In mid-September, the Moscow Times reported that Russia’s central bank also flagged a surge in cash hoarding, with liquidity flowing out of banks as daily internet shutdowns push Russians to favor rubles in hand over digital payments.
—David Kirichenko, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
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Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
Petro-dollars, electro-dollars, multi-dollars, Reichsmarks, rins, rubles, pounds, and shekels.
—Merrill Markoe, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2025
Geneticists were fired from their posts and rendered ruble-less.
—D. Scott Schmid, Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2025
In mid-September, the Moscow Times reported that Russia’s central bank also flagged a surge in cash hoarding, with liquidity flowing out of banks as daily internet shutdowns push Russians to favor rubles in hand over digital payments.
—David Kirichenko, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for ruble
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“Ruble.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ruble. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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