rial

A noun referring to the basic monetary unit used in several countries, including Yemen, Oman, and Iran.

• 🌐اسم يُطلق على الوحدة النقدية الأساسية المستخدمة في عدة بلدان مثل اليمن وعُمان وإيران. ويُقصد به أيضاً العملة الورقية أو المعدنية المتداولة في هذه البلدان.

1. Currency of Yemen B1 formal

   The basic monetary unit of Yemen, subdivided into 100 fils.

   • The price of the carpet was 50,000 Yemeni rials.
   • He exchanged dollars for rials at the bank in Sana'a.
   • The rial has fluctuated in value against the dollar.

   🌐ريال يمني

2. Currency of Oman B1 formal

   The basic monetary unit of Oman, subdivided into 1000 baisa.

   • The hotel room cost 80 Omani rials per night.
   • She paid 10 rials for the traditional Omani coffee set.
   • The Omani rial is pegged to the US dollar.

   🌐ريال عماني

3. Currency of Iran B1 formal

   The basic monetary unit of Iran, subdivided into 100 dinars (though dinars are not used in practice).

   • The taxi fare was 200,000 Iranian rials.
   • He withdrew a large sum of rials from the ATM in Tehran.
   • The Iranian rial has experienced significant inflation.

   🌐ريال

• rials plural form
• rials' possessive plural form
• rial's possessive singular form