ri·al
less common spelling of riyal
the basic monetary unit of Qatar and Saudi Arabia see Money Table
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Arkansas Online, 5 Apr. 2025
The Iranian rial has plummeted and inflation has topped 40 percent amid mounting economic instability.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
The value of Iran’s currency, the rial, increased off the back of the news of talks after recording a record low just weeks ago.
—Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2025
In March, when the rate was 930,000 rials to the dollar, Iran’s parliament impeached his finance minister, Abdolnaser Hemmati, over the crashing rial and accusations of mismanagement.
—Nasser Karimi and Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2025
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Noun
In March, when the rate was 930,000 rials to the dollar, Iran's parliament impeached his finance minister, Abdolnasser Hemmati, over the crashing rial and accusations of mismanagement.
—Arkansas Online, 5 Apr. 2025
The Iranian rial has plummeted and inflation has topped 40 percent amid mounting economic instability.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
The value of Iran’s currency, the rial, increased off the back of the news of talks after recording a record low just weeks ago.
—Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2025
In March, when the rate was 930,000 rials to the dollar, Iran’s parliament impeached his finance minister, Abdolnaser Hemmati, over the crashing rial and accusations of mismanagement.
—Nasser Karimi and Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2025
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“Rial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rial. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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