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See Also:

• 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

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

From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026

Merchants in Tehran said at the time the rial was so weak they couldn’t do business without losing money on every sale.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026

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

From Salon • Jan. 17, 2026

Traders can't function with the falling value of the currency, the rial.

From BBC • Jan. 16, 2026

A torta weighs three quarters of a pound, and three tortas cost generally in the province of Caracas one silver rial, or one-eighth of a piastre.

From Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2 by Humboldt, Alexander von