kopeck
or ko·pek, co·peck
an aluminum-bronze coin of Russia, the Soviet Union, and its successor states, one 100th of a ruble.
Origin of kopeck
1Words 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.
Masterpieces of Mystery In Four Volumes | VariousThe wedding gown alone cost every kopeck of fifty rubles, as the tailor's wife reported all over Polotzk.
The Promised Land | Mary AntinAt 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 AntinHow could one give away the last kopeck and arrive penniless in a strange land?
Ghetto Comedies | Israel ZangwillThe money-box, in which the governess put away ten kopeck pieces and old stamps, was open.
The Lady With The Dog and Other Stories | Anton Chekhov
British Dictionary definitions for kopeck
kopek or copeck
/ (ˈkəʊpɛk) /
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
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