ROUBLE Meaning of ROUBLE in English [ 'ru:b(ə)l ](also chiefly N. Amer. ruble ) ■ noun the basic monetary unit of Russia and some other former republics of the USSR, equal to 100 kopeks.Originvia Fr. from Russ. rublʻ . Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004