rouble

[US]/'ruːb(ə)l/
[UK]/'rubl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. rouble (former Soviet currency unit)
Word Forms
Pluralroubles

Phrases & Collocations

Russian rouble

rouble exchange rate

rouble currency

Example Sentences

the rouble is worth so little these days.

But bankers say lending – in roubles or dollars – will not recommence in full until the rouble is more stable.

The exchange rate for the rouble is fluctuating.

He paid for the goods in roubles.

The Russian economy is heavily dependent on the rouble.

She exchanged her dollars for roubles at the bank.

The price of oil affects the value of the rouble.

Tourists can easily exchange their currency for roubles in Russia.

The rouble is the official currency of Russia.

Investors are closely monitoring the performance of the rouble.

She received her salary in roubles.

The government is taking measures to stabilize the rouble.

Real-world Examples

He denied ever receiving " a rouble, a euro, a dollar or a litre of vodka" .

Source: The Economist (Summary)

The rouble has hit a 16-month low.

Source: Financial Times

The emergency rate rise helped the rouble only a little.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

Moscow has not officially recognized the territory which now uses the Russian rouble as its official currency.

Source: BBC Listening March 2016 Compilation

The Russian rouble slid below the symbolic mark of 100 to the dollar.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

The rouble crashed, and the central bank doubled its main interest rate to 20%.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

I have put ten roubles on the table.

Source: Virgin Land (Part 1)

Yet trading in the rouble, especially against the dollar, remains thin.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

'Then one may reckon that one room costs twenty roubles'?

Source: The Night Before (Part 1)

For bondholders this is wonderful: decent yields, low debt and stable inflation. The rouble is steady.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

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