Examples of ruble in a Sentence
USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2024
Relatives of each of those who died would receive three million rubles ($32,500), while those injured and in hospital would receive one million rubles ($10,840).
—Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN, 23 Mar. 2024
According to Russian state news agency TASS, 5,500 people are expected to participate at the Friendship Games, competing for a total prize purse of 4.6 billion rubles (around $50 million).
—George Ramsay, CNN, 19 Mar. 2024
The Kremlin has promised to send payments of five million rubles, around fifty-five thousand U.S. dollars, to the families of those killed in action—a significant sum, especially in the poorer regions from which most of Russia’s recruits are drawn.
—Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker, 16 Mar. 2024
Even though the Russian ruble has fallen to staggering lows this year, the economy has managed to march on.
—Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 14 Dec. 2023
That could include the reintroduction of a rule requiring exporters to convert foreign currency earnings back into rubles, according to the Financial Times.
—Chelsey Dulaney, WSJ, 16 Aug. 2023
In that case, Navalny was found guilty of fraud after he and his brother Oleg were accused of embezzling 30 million rubles ($540,000) from a Russian subsidiary of French cosmetics company Yves Rocher.
—Laura Smith-Spark, CNN, 16 Feb. 2024
According to Russia’s Construction and Communal Services Ministry, there are plans to invest at least 4.5 trillion rubles (more than $49 billion) in modernizing utility infrastructure up to 2030, but the reality on the ground means the number of accidents continues to grow.
—Yuliya Talmazan, NBC News, 8 Feb. 2024
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Russian rubl'
1557, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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“Ruble.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ruble. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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