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• a variation of ryal.

rial

¹ American  

[ree-awl, -ahl] / riˈɔl, -ˈɑl /

noun

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

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rial ² American  

[rahy-uhl] / ˈraɪ əl /

noun

1. ryal.

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rial ³ American  

[ree-awl, -ahl] / riˈɔl, -ˈɑl /

noun

1. riyal.

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rial British  

/ ˈraɪəl /

noun

1. the standard monetary unit of Iran

2. the standard monetary unit of Oman, divided into 1000 baizas

3. another name for riyal

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Etymology

Origin of rial

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

Example Sentences

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rial

The bill also provides that financial gains from the strait would be paid in Iran's rial currency.

From Barron's ● Apr. 27, 2026

The rapid fall in the value of the rial sparked the protests in Tehran's bazaar in late December, which soon spread across the country.

From BBC ● Feb. 26, 2026

The trigger of the latest protests was the collapse in the value of the local currency, the rial, which drove up import costs and fueled inflation in an economy that was already battered by sanctions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 22, 2026

Then the rial, Iran’s currency, began to collapse.

From Salon ● Jan. 17, 2026

"Ah' is it there ye are, Liftinint? you're a pacock ov a boy! will ye give us a rial?"

From Los Gringos Or, An Inside View of Mexico and California, with Wanderings in Peru, Chili, and Polynesia by Wise, H. A. (Henry Augustus)