the ruble
noun
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: the value of the ruble compared with the value of the money of other countries
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Economists warn that this shortfall, which could reach $21.5 billion this year, might compel the Kremlin either to deplete its dwindling sovereign wealth fund or devalue the ruble.
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Katya Soldak, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
On Monday, the ruble reached 84 to the dollar, its strongest level since August 5.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 17 Mar. 2025
Kluge added that Russians consider the ruble exchange rate as the most important indicator of how the economy is doing.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 25 Feb. 2025
The Kremlin’s enormous war spending has led to high inflation, an erosion in purchasing power and the value of the ruble, and the overheating of the Russian economy.
—Andrew Kosenko, Foreign Affairs, 5 Feb. 2025
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Katya Soldak, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
On Monday, the ruble reached 84 to the dollar, its strongest level since August 5.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 17 Mar. 2025
Kluge added that Russians consider the ruble exchange rate as the most important indicator of how the economy is doing.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 25 Feb. 2025
The Kremlin’s enormous war spending has led to high inflation, an erosion in purchasing power and the value of the ruble, and the overheating of the Russian economy.
—Andrew Kosenko, Foreign Affairs, 5 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the ruble
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“The ruble.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20ruble. Accessed 12 Apr. 2025.
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