rial

[ ree-awl, -ahl ]

/ riˈɔl, -ˈɑl /

noun

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

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Origin of rial

1930–35; < Persian < Arabic riyāl riyal

Words nearby rial

rhône, rhône-alpes, ri, ria, riaa curve, rial, rial omani, rialto, riant, riata, riau archipelago

Definition for rial (2 of 4)

rial²

[ rahy-uh l ]

/ ˈraɪ əl /

noun

ryal.

Definition for rial (3 of 4)

rial³

[ ree-awl, -ahl ]

/ riˈɔl, -ˈɑl /

noun

riyal.

Definition for rial (4 of 4)

ryal

or ri·al

[ rahy-uh l ]

/ ˈraɪ əl /

noun

rose noble.

a former gold coin of Scotland, equal to 60 shillings.

a former silver coin of Scotland, equal to 30 shillings.

Origin of ryal

1350–1400; Middle English (Scots): royal

Example sentences from the Web for rial

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

Today the rial trades at about 35,000 to the dollar, when it trades at all.
Iran Sanctions: What's the Mission?|David Frum|October 15, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The wages of a day labourer are from five to six dollars a month, besides his food, which may be worth a rial a day more.
Buenos Ayres and the Provinces of the Rio de La Plata|Woodbine Parish
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
My rial visits to my friends, however, whilst my body was in quite another place, have been made still more palpable than this.
There is no Death|Florence Marryatt
The accomplishment of rial navigation, then, is within reach; its practicability can no longer be denied.
Lecture on Artificial Flight|Wm. G. Krueger
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

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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