ri·al
less common spelling of riyal
the basic monetary unit of Qatar and Saudi Arabia see Money Table
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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
The markets are already speaking: The U.S. dollar now trades for more than 1 million rials, an almost 75 percent increase from a few months ago, making the Iranian currency among the most worthless in the world (in 2015, when Iran last signed a deal with the U.S., the dollar was just 29,500 IRR).
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 3 Apr. 2025
The rial was trading 1,030,000 against the U.S. dollar as of publication time, below the psychologically significant level of 1,000,000 rial per dollar.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Mar. 2025
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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
The markets are already speaking: The U.S. dollar now trades for more than 1 million rials, an almost 75 percent increase from a few months ago, making the Iranian currency among the most worthless in the world (in 2015, when Iran last signed a deal with the U.S., the dollar was just 29,500 IRR).
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 3 Apr. 2025
The rial was trading 1,030,000 against the U.S. dollar as of publication time, below the psychologically significant level of 1,000,000 rial per dollar.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Mar. 2025
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“Rial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rial. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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