ri·yal
less common spelling of rial
the basic monetary unit of Iran, Oman, and Yemen see Money Table
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Maha Yahya, Foreign Affairs, 17 Feb. 2025
The film, set against the backdrop of modern-day Riyadh, centers on two paramedics who stumble upon a briefcase containing 2 million riyals.
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 4 Dec. 2024
Taxes on goods and services now account for about 70 billion Saudi riyals, or around half the amount generated by oil income.
—Karen E. Young, Foreign Affairs, 27 Jan. 2022
Despite the pandemic, spending on public-sector wages declined from a high of nearly 510 billion riyals by the end of 2019 to about 490 billion riyals by the end of 2021.
—Karen E. Young, Foreign Affairs, 27 Jan. 2022
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Noun
National currencies have lost most of their value: the Yemeni riyal has lost 80 percent of its value since 2014.
—Maha Yahya, Foreign Affairs, 17 Feb. 2025
The film, set against the backdrop of modern-day Riyadh, centers on two paramedics who stumble upon a briefcase containing 2 million riyals.
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 4 Dec. 2024
Taxes on goods and services now account for about 70 billion Saudi riyals, or around half the amount generated by oil income.
—Karen E. Young, Foreign Affairs, 27 Jan. 2022
Despite the pandemic, spending on public-sector wages declined from a high of nearly 510 billion riyals by the end of 2019 to about 490 billion riyals by the end of 2021.
—Karen E. Young, Foreign Affairs, 27 Jan. 2022
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“Riyal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/riyal. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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