rubel
/ɹˈubəl/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.96 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Alternative form of ruble (“the monetary unit of Belarus, equal to 100 kopeks”).
Example Sentences
- "Belarus has issued new notes in the values of 50 kapeek, 1 rubel, 5 rublei, 10 rublei and 50 rublei."
- "1 Rubel = 100 Kapeek […] 1000 RUBLEI 1992 (1993). Blue, olive green and pink. Back black, dk. blue and dk. green on m/c unpt.; Academy of Sciences Bldg. at ctr. r."
- "50 kapeek and 50 rublei of Belarus 1992."
- "Belarus. 50 kapeek. 100 kapeek = 1 rublei.^([sic]) It's at best a 50-cent item, but it's pretty, isn't it? They did a whole series with different animals."
- "[NAME] rubel [SUBDIVISION] 100 kapeek (sing kapeyka) [COUNTRY] Belarus"
- "Following independence in 1991, the monetary system was reformed, with the Belarusian ruble, or rublei^([sic]) (Belorusian:^([sic]) рублёӱ^([sic])), replacing the Russian ruble at par. The rublei, which was divisible into 100 kapeek, suffered from inflation and was replaced with a newer ruble in 1994 on a 10–to-1 exchange."