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

This year, another four billion rubles was earmarked to equip 23,000 schools with model Kalashnikovs, grenades and drone kits.

From The Wall Street Journal

The number of soldiers taken in by the scam, which netted around 30 million rubles, or $370,000, and which was prosecuted under organized crime laws, hasn’t been made public.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

At the time the then Foreign Secretary, David Lammy, had said it would "drain Russia's war chest – and every ruble we take from Putin's hands helps save Ukrainian lives".

From BBC

"Taking on Russian oil companies will drain Russia's war chest – and every ruble we take from Putin's hands helps save Ukrainian lives," said Foreign Secretary David Lammy.

From BBC