Rouble

A rouble is roughly equivalent to a dollar, maybe a little better and a kopek is equivalent to a cent. ❋ Unknown (1965)

The Russian central bank has stepped into the foreign exchange market in a bid to hold up the rouble, which is being hurt by the conflict with Georgia. ❋ Unknown (2008)

A rouble is a sticky thing; the longer it turns about in your hand, the more copecks will stick to it. ❋ Unknown (2003)

A rouble is the Russian unit of value, worth seventy-seven cents. ❋ Thomas De Quincey (1822)

The rouble was the world's third worst performing currency. ❋ Unknown (2009)

In a separate briefing, Belarus 'Deputy Central Bank Chairman Vassily Matyushevsky said the central bank was planning a gradual devaluation of the Belarus rouble, which is managed against an undisclosed basket. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Since then, the ruble (or "rouble," as some spell it) has leaped in value, and the SCO just completed a summit (as member states conducted a joint military training venture) where Russia and Khazakstan made mention of an "Asian Energy Club." ❋ Unknown (2008)

One of the stories on my agenda this season was to see what kind of rouble the Beach Patrol finds during Spring Break. ❋ Ludi (2010)

"It was a volatile day as the two recent main influences on the rand, namely the rouble and the yen went in opposite directions. ❋ Unknown (1998)

Economic output halved between 1991 and 1998, largely, Stiglitz argues, because of the IMF's insistence that Russia should not devalue the overvalued rouble. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Protest organiser Anti Poolamets distributes T-shirts with the slogan "European rouble", reminiscent of the criticisms made in 2004 that Estonia had left the Soviet Union only to join the European Union. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Russia is also due to start trading in Chinese yuan against rouble by the end of 2010 in a step toward settling bilateral trade in national currencies. ❋ Jeremy Page (2010)

Also helping was Russia's better-than-expected performance, with beer sales declining approximately 8% in the second quarter and the rouble strengthening against the Danish kroner. ❋ Unknown (2010)

• "New generation of nuclear energy technologies" - a mid-term, 120 million rouble programme has been launched to support research in fundamental physics between 2010 and 2012. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Grimalkin had no t rouble shifting his own shape, or that of certain other things, but after he saw the reception Rafik got from the sulfurians he decided that he'd do better to stay off the surface of the planet, if possible. ❋ Unknown (2010)

But Ana, a shy child, had t rouble with the rapid-fire math lessons, and she was withdrawn and lonely on the playground amid older classmates who were "more street-wise," says Ms. Vice of Kennesaw, Ga. ❋ Unknown (2010)

"Melanie that is the rouble with mass murder; you lose friends very quickly." ❋ Unknown (2009)