rouble

/ ˈruːbəl /

noun

1. the standard monetary unit of Belarus and Russia, divided into 100 kopecks
2. the former standard monetary unit of Tajikistan, divided into 100 tanga

Word History and Origins

Origin of rouble¹

C16: from Russian rubl silver bar, from Old Russian rublǐ bar, block of wood, from rubiti to cut up

Example Sentences

A Russian court has fined Google two undecillion roubles - a two followed by 36 zeroes - for restricting Russian state media channels on YouTube.

From BBC

At the start of the address, Putin said that since the start of the Ukraine invasion, Russian businessmen and ordinary people have donated millions of roubles to volunteers, who supply Russian troops with latest equipment.

From BBC

The central bank this month said a ban on imports of some Japanese cars, combined with rouble weakening, was pushing up prices of foreign cars.

From Reuters

Russia's budget deficit narrowed further last month thanks to higher oil prices, a lower rouble rate and an inflow of quarterly tax payments.

From Reuters

Baby milk has quadrupled in price over the five years since her first child, she said, while the price of prams have tripled to 60,000 roubles.

From Reuters