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 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

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

From Salon

Cut off from foreign currency, trade and investment, the government is unable to control inflation and stop the depreciation of the currency, the rial.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

From BBC

The demonstrations, which began Dec. 28, were sparked by a catastrophic crash of Iran’s currency, the rial.

From Los Angeles Times