Skip to main content
kopeck

kopeck

2 8.7
A small coin worth one hundredth of a ruble
  • noun
  • /ˈkoʊpɛk/
translation icon : kopeck
  • That'll be 15 kopecks.
  • kopeck and ruble
  • fifty kopecks
  • two kopecks

Examples

  • Not a kopeck less.

  • Fortunately, he had a two-kopeck coin on him.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • Have you tried that with a kopeck?

  • It's best with a kopeck.

  • In that case, if nobody objects, I'm going to spend a kopeck.

  • Five kopecks if you win.

  • And three kopecks were his to keep.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • How far can we go together on three kopecks?

  • In the spring of 1965, the Soviet authorities issued a postage stamp at a value of four kopecks in his honor.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • I found a coin worth five kopecks lying on the street.

Synonyms

kopek
vskopeck
1 9.3

A small Russian coin worth one hundredth of a ruble

includes that unit in Russia and also in some other countries
kopec
vskopeck
9.9

A small Russian coin worth one hundredth of a ruble

is the monetary unit term rather than only a physical coin

How Valuable

euro
195 1.0
dollar
1.0
cent
950 1.0
kopeck
2 8.7

Surface Forms

kopeck singular
kopecks plural

Etymology

The word kopeck comes from the Russian word kop'yo meaning 'spear' because old coins showed a horseman with a spear, so people called the small coin a 'little spear', and today a kopeck is one hundredth of a ruble.