ri·al
less common spelling of riyal
the basic monetary unit of Qatar and Saudi Arabia see Money Table
Examples of rial in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
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
After Assad left Syria, Iran’s currency sank to a record low; the exchange rate is almost eight hundred thousand rials to a dollar.
—Robin Wright, The New Yorker, 19 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for rial 
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Noun
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
After Assad left Syria, Iran’s currency sank to a record low; the exchange rate is almost eight hundred thousand rials to a dollar.
—Robin Wright, The New Yorker, 19 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for rial
Articles Related to rial
Dictionary Entries Near rial
Cite this Entry
“Rial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rial. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share