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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

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Example Sentences

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rial

Six months into the war, the oil squeeze is depriving Tehran of its main source of foreign currency as the value of the Iranian rial plunges, inflation soars and the economy slides deeper into crisis.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026

Every month of lower oil exports, disrupted trade and pressure on the rial makes waiting for a deal to end the war more expensive.

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026

Not long ago, the rial was in free fall.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026

He had worked for more than four decades in Saudi Arabia, saving every rial he could so as to invest in the land in Deir al Balah he hoped his sons would one day inherit.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2026

A spiritual seer; disappearance of mate- rial sense before the conscious facts of spiritual Truth.

From Science and Health, with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy

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