ruble
or rou·ble
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
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How to use ruble in a sentence
In a Tweet, it announced that “Gazprom fully halts gas supplies to Bulgaria’s Bulgargaz and Poland’s PGNiG due to their failure to pay in rubles.”
In the wake of the SWIFT ban, the ruble has plunged to a record low value.
Why Markets Bounced Back So Quickly After the Russian Invasion of Ukraine | Simon Constable | March 1, 2022 | TimeAfter new Western sanctions were imposed in response to Russia invading Ukraine, the ruble appears to be on the verge of collapse.
The ruble has plummeted. It’s not the first time. | Kristy Ironside | February 28, 2022 | Washington PostFrom a market perspective, sanctions against Russia will likely have the largest impact on currency markets, including the ruble, the Euro and the dollar.
Global markets shudder over growing Russia sanctions | Taylor Telford | February 28, 2022 | Washington PostAlready, the value of the ruble fell by close to 30 percent between Friday and Monday before it pared back some of its losses, according to Bloomberg trading data.
U.S., European allies freeze ‘Putin’s war chest’ as Russia careens toward economic crisis | Jeff Stein | February 28, 2022 | Washington Post
For days, the ruble has been falling and salaries shrinking; shoppers have rushed to snap up TV sets and washing machines.
After His Disastrous Annual Press Conference, Putin Needs A Hug | Anna Nemtsova | December 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn a humiliating turn of events, the ruble has lost about half its value against the dollar so far this year.
But in Russia, the wooden ruble seems to be widely accepted.
Recession? Devaluation? Inflation? Putin Tells Russia Stay the Course. | Anna Nemtsova | December 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHis oft-neglected wife Zinaida outlived him by six years, but she “never saw a ruble” of the money generated by his success.
When money leaves, turning rubles into dollars, Euros, and everything else, that puts pressure on the ruble.
Flex Muscle Spending Has Left Putin’s Russia in an Economic Freeze Frame | Daniel Gross | April 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut, owing to the great depreciation of the ruble, the actual expenditures were much less.
It is stuffed full of bills,—nothing but hundred-ruble notes.
A Russian Proprietor | Lyof N. Tolstoi"Yes, you won by the half-ruble last evening, and so you like it," exclaimed the Greek.
A Russian Proprietor | Lyof N. TolstoiOn her neck was a necklace wholly composed of half-ruble pieces.
A Russian Proprietor | Lyof N. TolstoiRepa took a ruble out of the box, and went to the secretary.
Hania | Henryk Sienkiewicz
British Dictionary definitions for ruble
/ (ˈruːbəl) /
a variant spelling of rouble
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