ruble

or rou·ble

[ roo-buhl ]

noun
  1. a silver or copper-alloy coin and monetary unit of Russia, the Soviet Union, and its successor states, equal to 100 kopecks.

Origin of ruble

1
1545–55; <Russian rubl';Old Russian rublĭ literally, stump, plug, derivative of rubiti to chop; probably originally denoting a piece cut from a silver bar, or a bar notched for division into smaller pieces

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How to use ruble in a sentence

  • A sum under five rubles receives no interest—is merely saved and kept—which is, however, no slight benefit to the poor peasant.

  • Cost you five thousand rubles to cross, mister, Charon called in a thick voice.

    Satan and the Comrades | Ralph Bennitt
  • Look at the gold and jewels he tossed to the clerk, several million dolI mean, several billion rubles.

    Satan and the Comrades | Ralph Bennitt
  • At last it went so far that Nekhliudof was in for more than five hundred rubles.

    A Russian Proprietor | Lyof N. Tolstoi
  • I pawned the watch for a hundred rubles, and carried him the ticket.

    A Russian Proprietor | Lyof N. Tolstoi

British Dictionary definitions for ruble

ruble

/ (ˈruːbəl) /


noun
  1. a variant spelling of rouble

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