rouble

[ roo-buh l ]

/ ˈru bəl /

noun

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Words nearby rouble

roturier, rou, rouault, roubaix, roubiliac, rouble, rouche, roucou, rouen, rouen lilac, rougail

Definition for rouble (2 of 2)

ruble

or rou·ble

[ roo-buh l ]

/ ˈru bəl /

noun

a silver or copper-alloy coin and monetary unit of Russia, the Soviet Union, and its successor states, equal to 100 kopecks.

Origin of ruble

1545–55; < Russian rubl'; Old Russian rublĭ literally, stump, plug, derivative of rubiti to chop; probably orig. denoting a piece cut from a silver bar, or a bar notched for division into smaller pieces

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Example sentences from the Web for rouble

All his advice was always worth having; every one of his words was worth a rouble.
The House of the Dead or Prison Life in Siberia|Fyodor Dostoyevsky
It stands the Government in about a rouble the arshin, and sells for two roubles.
The American Quarterly Review, No. 17, March 1831|Various
Nordquist brought with him, among other things, two reindeer, bought for a rouble and a half each.
The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II|A.E. Nordenskieold
In Russia each plays for his own safety and does not care a rouble what becomes of the man next door.
Aladdin of London|Sir Max Pemberton

Man is capital—like a rouble, he is made up of trashy copper groshes and copecks.
Foma Gordyeff|Maxim Gorky

British Dictionary definitions for rouble (1 of 2)

rouble

ruble

/ (ˈruːbəl) /

noun

the standard monetary unit of Belarus and Russia, divided into 100 kopecks

the former standard monetary unit of Tajikistan, divided into 100 tanga

Word Origin for rouble

C16: from Russian rubl silver bar, from Old Russian rublǐ bar, block of wood, from rubiti to cut up

British Dictionary definitions for rouble (2 of 2)

ruble

/ (ˈruːbəl) /

noun

a variant spelling of rouble

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