kopeck

or ko·pek, co·peck

[ koh-pek ]

/ ˈkoʊ pɛk /

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noun

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

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Origin of kopeck

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

koori, kootchar, Kootenay, Kootenay Lake, kop, kopeck, Kopeisk, kopfring, koph, Kopit, kopiyka

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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|Various
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.
The Lady With The Dog and Other Stories|Anton Chekhov

British Dictionary definitions for kopeck

kopeck

kopek or copeck

/ (ˈkəʊpɛk) /

noun

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

Word Origin for kopeck

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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