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ruble

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ru·ble also rou·ble  (rbl)
n.
See Table at currency.
[Russian rubl', from Old Russian rubl, cut, piece (probably originally a piece cut from a silver bar), from rubiti, to chop, hew; see reup- in Indo-European roots.]
ruble [ˈruːbəl]
n
(Economics, Accounting & Finance / Currencies) a variant spelling of rouble
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Noun1.rubleruble - the basic unit of money in Tajikistan
Tajikistani monetary unit - monetary unit in Tajikistan
2.ruble - the basic unit of money in Russia
rouble
Russian monetary unit - monetary unit in Russia
copeck, kopeck, kopek - 100 kopecks equal 1 ruble in Russia


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Sometimes a ruble, sometimes fifty kopeks, or sometimes thirty.
Father Sergius by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
The youthful landowner was asking ten thousand rubles for the grove simply because Vasili Andreevich was offering seven thousand.
Master and Man by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
They were people of great consequence, as it seemed to Jurgis, fresh out of the woods; Ona knew how to read, and knew many other things that he did not know, and now the farm had been sold, and the whole family was adrift--all they owned in the world being about seven hundred rubles which is half as many dollars.
The Jungle by Sinclair, Upton View in context
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