riel
noun
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
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riel
1 American
[reel, ree-el]
/ ril, riˈɛl /
noun
Riel
2
American
[ree-el]
/ riˈɛl /
noun
Riel
1
British
/ riːˈɛl /
noun
riel
2
British
/ ˈriːəl /
noun
Example Sentences
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She juggled dollars and brightly colored riel at tiny cash-only operations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 17, 2020
Baird says that the riel may become threatened in the Mekong as dams are built.
From Nature ● Oct. 19, 2011
In August she was convicted of defaming the prime minister and fined 16.5 million riel, or about $4,000, which she has refused to pay.
From New York Times ● Feb. 22, 2010
The black-market rate for the riel is triple the official rate of 55 to a dollar.
From Time Magazine Archive
While the man accepts a few sheets of riel from the storefront owner, the boy shovels the garbage onto the cart.
From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung
The chairman of the Criminal Bar Association, Riel Karmy-Jones, has said the anti-jury proposal sends “a wrecking ball” through the British system of justice.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 7, 2025
But Riel Karmy-Jones KC, chair of the Criminal Bar Association, said that it was not juries that had caused the unprecedented delays - but years of underfunding.
From BBC ● Dec. 1, 2025
Commenting on World Triathlon’s Instagram post, external announcing the postponement on Tuesday, Belgian triathlete Marten Van Riel expressed his dissatisfaction with the situation.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2024
Same thing in Southern California: The weeks after Christmas and New Year’s Eve are among the busiest of the year, said Riel Johnson, vice president of resource recovery with Athens Services.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 31, 2023
Lord Wolseley was confident it would, for during the Riel rebellion he had found out what stuff was in these men.
From Careers of Danger and Daring by Cleveland Moffett
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