variants
or rouble
1
the basic monetary unit of Russia see Money Table
2
: the basic monetary unit of Belarus see Money Table
Examples of ruble in a Sentence
She gave the driver a ruble.
The ruble fell against the U.S. dollar.
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Geneticists were fired from their posts and rendered ruble-less.
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D. Scott Schmid, Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2025
In mid-September, the Moscow Times reported that Russia’s central bank also flagged a surge in cash hoarding, with liquidity flowing out of banks as daily internet shutdowns push Russians to favor rubles in hand over digital payments.
—David Kirichenko, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Sales at YugStroyInvest fell 45 percent year-on-year to 29 billion rubles ($348 million), GK Tochno's revenue dropped 43 percent to 10 billion rubles, and Setl Group's income slumped by 41 percent.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
Starting in December of that year, a number of Starovoit’s former colleagues and subordinates were implicated in embezzlement of military funds—including 19 billion rubles (around $250 million) that had been allocated for defenses along the Ukrainian border.
—Andrei Kolesnikov, Foreign Affairs, 8 Sep. 2025
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D. Scott Schmid, Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2025
In mid-September, the Moscow Times reported that Russia’s central bank also flagged a surge in cash hoarding, with liquidity flowing out of banks as daily internet shutdowns push Russians to favor rubles in hand over digital payments.
—David Kirichenko, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Sales at YugStroyInvest fell 45 percent year-on-year to 29 billion rubles ($348 million), GK Tochno's revenue dropped 43 percent to 10 billion rubles, and Setl Group's income slumped by 41 percent.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
Starting in December of that year, a number of Starovoit’s former colleagues and subordinates were implicated in embezzlement of military funds—including 19 billion rubles (around $250 million) that had been allocated for defenses along the Ukrainian border.
—Andrei Kolesnikov, Foreign Affairs, 8 Sep. 2025
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“Ruble.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ruble. Accessed 23 Sep. 2025.
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