ruble

American  

[roo-buhl] / ˈru bəl /

Or rouble

noun

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

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ruble British  

/ ˈruːbəl /

noun

1. a variant spelling of rouble

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Etymology

Origin of ruble

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

Example Sentences

The outages caused five billion rubles in loss for companies in Moscow, equivalent to almost $63 million, over a period of five days, Kommersant reported Wednesday.

From The Wall Street Journal

And the ruble isn’t far off its prewar valuation against the dollar.

From The Wall Street Journal

“You know she has a fortune hidden away, though it seems we will not see a ruble of it till she dies.”

From Literature

The ruble now accounts for 24% and the Chinese yuan dominates at 67% of payments, putting most Russian barrels outside the U.S. financial system.

From The Wall Street Journal

In 2021, Russia modified the system so that people earning more than 5 million rubles a year would pay 15% on the amount above the threshold.

From Seattle Times