ruble

or rou·ble

[ roo-buhl ]

/ ˈru bəl /

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noun

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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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

Words nearby ruble

Rubinstein, Rubinstein, Arthur, Rubin test, rubious, Rubivirus, ruble, Rublyov, ruboff, rub off on, rub one's hands, rubor

How to use ruble in a sentence

According to a video released by Alexei Navalny’s investigative team, FBK, Butina’s electoral declaration revealed that Byrne’s financial support amounted to tens of millions of rubles.
This Spy’s Rich MAGA Ex-Lover Couldn’t Save Her From Election Fail|Julia Davis|September 22, 2021|The Daily Beast
For days, the ruble has been falling and salaries shrinking; shoppers have rushed to snap up TV sets and washing machines.
After His Disastrous Annual Press Conference, Putin Needs A Hug|Anna Nemtsova|December 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In a humiliating turn of events, the ruble has lost about half its value against the dollar so far this year.
Putin Can’t Bully or Bomb a Recession|Daniel Gross|December 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But in Russia, the wooden ruble seems to be widely accepted.
Recession? Devaluation? Inflation? Putin Tells Russia Stay the Course.|Anna Nemtsova|December 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST

His oft-neglected wife Zinaida outlived him by six years, but she “never saw a ruble” of the money generated by his success.
Why the CIA Loved ‘Doctor Zhivago’|Kevin Canfield|June 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
When money leaves, turning rubles into dollars, Euros, and everything else, that puts pressure on the ruble.
Flex Muscle Spending Has Left Putin’s Russia in an Economic Freeze Frame|Daniel Gross|April 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But, owing to the great depreciation of the ruble, the actual expenditures were much less.
Harper's Pictorial Library of the World War, Volume XII|Various
It is stuffed full of bills,—nothing but hundred-ruble notes.
A Russian Proprietor|Lyof N. Tolstoi
"Yes, you won by the half-ruble last evening, and so you like it," exclaimed the Greek.
A Russian Proprietor|Lyof N. Tolstoi
On her neck was a necklace wholly composed of half-ruble pieces.
A Russian Proprietor|Lyof N. Tolstoi
Repa took a ruble out of the box, and went to the secretary.
Hania|Henryk Sienkiewicz

British Dictionary definitions for ruble

ruble

/ (ˈruːbəl) /

noun

a variant spelling of rouble

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