kopeck

Russian penny equivalent

A kopeck is a Russian monetary unit equal to one hundredth of a ruble.

Like the American cent or British penny, it represents the smallest denomination of currency and has become synonymous with trivial amounts of money.

The spelling varies between kopeck, kopek, and copeck in English texts.

He didn't have a kopeck to his name.

numismatic

coin

Stamped metal currency

copper · circulation · denomination · minting · antique · relic · artifact · specimen · obverse · reverse

Russian

ruble

Russian monetary unit

  • roubleRussian money variant spelling
  • MoscowRussia's capital city
  • RussiaEurasian federation, largest country

Soviet · tsar · kremlin · Cyrillic · perestroika · glasnost · imperial · tsarist · czar · monetary

idiomatic

penny

One-cent piece

meager · trifling · negligible · nominal · paltry · insignificant

Categories
Opposites
monetary value/denomination size

kopeckruble

Russian monetary unit

fortune · million · billion · wealth · riches

whole versus fraction

kopeckruble

Russian monetary unit

dollar · pound · euro

figurative significance

kopeckfortune

Wealth or destiny

windfall · jackpot · bonanza · motherlode · treasure

Family

kopek, kopeks, kopecks

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G