rouble
Britishnoun
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the standard monetary unit of Belarus and Russia, divided into 100 kopecks
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the former standard monetary unit of Tajikistan, divided into 100 tanga
Etymology
Origin of rouble
C16: from Russian rubl silver bar, from Old Russian rublǐ bar, block of wood, from rubiti to cut up
Example Sentences
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Mr Majothi claims that different people promised him varying amounts of money - from a hundred thousand to over a million roubles - but he never received any payment.
From BBC
Investigators believe the gang took at least 1.5m roubles from returning soldiers.
From BBC
Meanwhile, the Russian rouble has recovered to become the best-performing world currency this year, with gains of more than 40%, according to Bank of America.
From BBC
A Russian court has fined Google two undecillion roubles - a two followed by 36 zeroes - for restricting Russian state media channels on YouTube.
From BBC
At the start of the address, Putin said that since the start of the Ukraine invasion, Russian businessmen and ordinary people have donated millions of roubles to volunteers, who supply Russian troops with latest equipment.
From BBC
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