kopek

Hundredth of ruble

A kopek is a Russian monetary unit worth one hundredth of a ruble—the Russian equivalent of a cent or penny.

The word appears in English primarily in discussions of Russian currency or history: The price was three rubles and fifty kopeks.

Also spelled copeck or copek.

Russian

ruble

Russian monetary unit

rouble · Kremlin · tsar · babushka · matryoshka · samovar · vodka · borscht · dacha · steppe

coin

mint

Aromatic culinary herb

numismatics · collectible · circulation · alloy · diameter · inscription · edge · rim · mintmark · specimen

trivial

pittance

Insultingly small payment

meager · paltry · insignificant · cheap · pocket change · small change · pennies · centavos · pfennig · sen

historic

tsardom

Russian imperial realm

Imperial Russia · Peter the Great · Catherine the Great · pre-revolutionary · decimal

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monetary value/denomination

kopekruble

Russian monetary unit

billion · dollar · euro · fortune · pound

significance/worth

kopekfortune

Wealth or destiny

treasure · windfall · king's ransom · wealth · riches

Family

kopeck, kopeks, kopecks

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