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

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

In January and February, the monthly nominal salary in the industry — including for workers in oil and gas production, services, refining, pipeline shipments and storage — averaged some 125,200 rubles, or $1,340.

From Seattle Times