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rial

UK/ɹiːˈɑːl/ US/ˈraɪʌl/ uncommon

noun

1.

the basic unit of money in Yemen; equal to 100 fils

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the basic unit of money in Iran

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Origin

Borrowed from Persian ریال (riyâl) (in the case of Iran) and a variant transliteration of Arabic رِيَال (riyāl) (in the case of Oman and Yemen), from Spanish real. Doublet of real, royal, and regal.

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