kopeck

or ko·pek, co·peck

[ koh-pek ]

noun
  1. an aluminum-bronze coin of Russia, the Soviet Union, and its successor states, one 100th of a ruble.

Origin of kopeck

1
First recorded in 1690–1700; from Russian kopéĭka, equivalent to kopʾë “lance, spear” + -ka diminutive suffix; so called from the lance with which the figure on the coin was armed

Words Nearby kopeck

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How to use kopeck in a sentence

  • On the table beside the bed lay a silver watch and a silver twenty-kopeck piece.

  • The wedding gown alone cost every kopeck of fifty rubles, as the tailor's wife reported all over Polotzk.

    The Promised Land | Mary Antin
  • At least, I never heard such talk in the market, when I went to buy a kopeck's worth of sunflower seeds.

    The Promised Land | Mary Antin
  • How could one give away the last kopeck and arrive penniless in a strange land?

    Ghetto Comedies | Israel Zangwill
  • The money-box, in which the governess put away ten kopeck pieces and old stamps, was open.

British Dictionary definitions for kopeck

kopeck

kopek or copeck

/ (ˈkəʊpɛk) /


noun
  1. a monetary unit of Russia and Belarus worth one hundredth of a rouble: coins are still used as tokens for coin-operated machinery although the kopeck itself is virtually valueless

Origin of kopeck

1
Russian kopeika, from kopye lance; so called because of the representation of Tsar Ivan IV on the coin with a lance in his hand

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