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- [roo-buh l]
- /ˈru bəl/
- /ˈruːb.l̩/
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- [roo-buh l]
- /ˈru bəl/
Definitions of ruble word
- noun ruble a silver or copper-alloy coin and monetary unit of Russia, the Soviet Union, and its successor states, equal to 100 kopecks. 1
- noun ruble currency of Russia 1
- noun ruble the basic monetary unit of Belarus, Russia, and Tajikistan 0
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Origin of ruble
First appearance:
before 1545 One of the 30% oldest English words
1545-55; < Russian rubl'; Old Russian rublĭ literally, stump, plug, derivative of rubiti to chop; probably orig. denoting a piece cut from a silver bar, or a bar notched for division into smaller pieces
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Parts of speech for Ruble
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
ruble popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
ruble usage trend in Literature
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