rial

[ ree-awl, -ahl ]

/ riˈɔl, -ˈɑl /

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noun

a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.

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Origin of rial

First recorded in 1930–35; from Persian, from Arabic riyāl riyal

Words nearby rial

rhytidosis, rhyton, RI, ria, RIAA curve, rial, rial omani, rialto, riant, riata, Riau Archipelago

Other definitions for rial (2 of 3)

rial²

[ rahy-uhl ]

/ ˈraɪ əl /

noun

ryal.

Other definitions for rial (3 of 3)

rial³

[ ree-awl, -ahl ]

/ riˈɔl, -ˈɑl /

noun

riyal.

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How to use rial in a sentence

By the end of 2012, 40,000 Iranian Rial was worth one dollar.
Thank Obama for Iran’s Growing Economy|Eli Lake|July 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And it is rising fast: 100, 200, and 500 rial notes are now pretty much useless, Hanke reports.
Sanctions Are Causing Inflation in Iran and Harming Its Economy|Alex Klein|October 23, 2012|DAILY BEAST
And so scarce dollars have seen their value rise sharply against the rial.
Sanctions Are Causing Inflation in Iran and Harming Its Economy|Alex Klein|October 23, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The rial traded at 12,000 to the dollar at the beginning of 2010.
Iran Sanctions: What's the Mission?|David Frum|October 15, 2012|DAILY BEAST

The recent currency collapse -- the rial has lost 30% of its value since the summer -- implies further price surges.
Iran Sanctions: What's the Mission?|David Frum|October 15, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The weight of the atmosphere is neither increased nor diminished by the rial tides.
Conversations on Natural Philosophy, in which the Elements of that Science are Familiarly Explained|Jane Haldimand Marcet and Thomas P. Jones
At the same time the rial of Mary brought sixty-three pounds, and the rial of Elizabeth twenty-one pounds ten shillings.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction, No. 569|Various
At such times, I always expected the company of my rial visitors, and counted upon it to amuse me till I dropped asleep.
Life of Harriet Beecher Stowe Compiled from Her Letters and Journals|Charles Edward Stowe
In fine, the Indian prefers the rial of a Chinese to the dollar of a Spaniard.
A Visit to the Philippine Islands|John Bowring
Moll Rial was plying her "beetle" at the margin of the lake, close under the old house and castle.
J.S. Le Fanu's Ghostly Tales, Volume 5|J.S. Le Fanu

British Dictionary definitions for rial

rial

/ (ˈraɪəl) /

noun

the standard monetary unit of Iran

the standard monetary unit of Oman, divided into 1000 baizas

another name for riyal

Word Origin for rial

C14: from Persian, from Arabic riyāl riyal

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