the ruble

noun

technical
: the value of the ruble compared with the value of the money of other countries

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On Friday, the central bank said no emergency steps are needed to support the ruble, after President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that the situation was under control. Jason Ma, Fortune, 30 Nov. 2024 There’s little that Russia’s central bank can do to tackle inflation— and the ruble’s deterioration — while the war continues, according to analysts Alexandra Prokopenko and Alexander Kolyandr. Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 16 Dec. 2024 Last week, the ruble hit a 32-month low of 114 to the U.S. dollar, prompting the Central Bank to halt foreign purchases on the domestic currency market for the rest of 2024. Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024 And for the year to date, the ruble has crashed about 20% against the greenback. Jason Ma, Fortune, 30 Nov. 2024 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 9 Jan. 2025.

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