rouble

See also: roublé

English

Etymology

From French rouble.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɹuːbəl/

• Audio (Southern England):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -uːbəl

Noun

rouble (plural roubles)

1. Alternative spelling of ruble.
   • 1997, Felix Gryff, Red Hell, Bib ID 3033350, page 150:

     The amount of work required to earn 26 roubles 40 kopeyki was one and a half times more than the physical possibilities of a healthy workman would allow in one day.

   • 2005, Indian Trade Journal, volume 391, issues 9-13, page B-274:

     With Capital requirements increasing, the number of Commercial Banks is rapidly decreasing. The manta^[sic] (AZM) of 100 gyapiks replaced the rouble in January, 1994.

Usage notes

More common in British English.

French

Etymology

From Russian рубль (rublʹ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁubl/

• Audio (France (Vosges)):

  (file)

Noun

rouble m (plural roubles)

1. ruble

Further reading

• “rouble”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.