ri·al
less common spelling of riyal
the basic monetary unit of Qatar and Saudi Arabia see Money Table
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Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 13 Feb. 2025
Iran’s currency, the rial, fell to record low of 928,500 rials to $1 in aftermarket trading on Monday, a drop of more than 6% from Friday.
—Nasser Karimi, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2025
The government is also disbursing low-interest loans of up to 20 million rials (about $1,200 in purchasing power parity dollars) each to another four million families with business losses due to the health crisis.
—Djavad Salehi-Isfahani, Foreign Affairs, 18 Mar. 2020
Iran's economy is already struggling and the rial, the nation's currency, plunged to a historic low last month.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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But Rankin puts Riel’s face on his movie’s fictional money, too — a pointed production design choice that’s at once a pun on Iran’s currency, the rial, and a way to award value to Riel’s valor.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 13 Feb. 2025
Iran’s currency, the rial, fell to record low of 928,500 rials to $1 in aftermarket trading on Monday, a drop of more than 6% from Friday.
—Nasser Karimi, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2025
The government is also disbursing low-interest loans of up to 20 million rials (about $1,200 in purchasing power parity dollars) each to another four million families with business losses due to the health crisis.
—Djavad Salehi-Isfahani, Foreign Affairs, 18 Mar. 2020
Iran's economy is already struggling and the rial, the nation's currency, plunged to a historic low last month.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Rial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rial. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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