ri·al
less common spelling of riyal
the basic monetary unit of Qatar and Saudi Arabia see Money Table
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Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
On Ferdowsi Street in Iran’s capital, Tehran, the heart of the country’s money exchanges, some traders even switched off their electronic signs showing the going rate as uncertainty loomed over how much further the rial could drop.
—Boston Herald Wire Services, Boston Herald, 5 Apr. 2025
Observers are watching for further measures from the Iranian Central Bank to stabilize the rial and to see how the administration balances domestic reforms with its foreign policy ambitions.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
In March, when the rate was 930,000 rials to the dollar, Iran's parliament impeached his finance minister, Abdolnasser Hemmati, over the crashing rial and accusations of mismanagement.
—Arkansas Online, 5 Apr. 2025
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Its rial currency, which hit a record low of over 1 million rials to the dollar, rebounded Tuesday to 990,000 rials.
—Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
On Ferdowsi Street in Iran’s capital, Tehran, the heart of the country’s money exchanges, some traders even switched off their electronic signs showing the going rate as uncertainty loomed over how much further the rial could drop.
—Boston Herald Wire Services, Boston Herald, 5 Apr. 2025
Observers are watching for further measures from the Iranian Central Bank to stabilize the rial and to see how the administration balances domestic reforms with its foreign policy ambitions.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
In March, when the rate was 930,000 rials to the dollar, Iran's parliament impeached his finance minister, Abdolnasser Hemmati, over the crashing rial and accusations of mismanagement.
—Arkansas Online, 5 Apr. 2025
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“Rial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rial. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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