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rouble

/ˈɹuːbəl/

rouble is the alternative spelling of ruble.

Meaning of ruble

Noun

ruble (plural rubles)

  1. The monetary unit of Russia, Belarus and Transnistria, equal to 100 kopeks. (Russian: копе́йка (kopéjka), Belarusian: капе́йка (kapjéjka)).
    • While the local currency is the manat, the Russian ruble is in circulation and prices are often confusingly quoted in manats and rubles. […] The currency is the manat with a hundred gopik […]1995, Fielding's ‘The World's Most Dangerous Places’, page 170

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Forms of rouble

pluralroubles

Origin of rouble

From French rouble.

Words that rhyme with rouble

Questions about rouble

What is rouble the alternative spelling of?
Rouble is the alternative spelling of ruble.
How do you pronounce rouble?
Rouble is pronounced /ˈɹuːbəl/.

Words near rouble in the dictionary

  1. Roubaix
  2. roubaultite
  3. Roubenid
  4. Roubenids
  5. Roubideaux
  6. rouble
  7. roubles
  8. Roucas
  9. Rouch
  10. rouche
  11. rouched

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