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kopeck

or ·, ·𳦰

[ koh-pek ]

noun

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


kopeck

/ ˈəʊɛ /

noun

  1. 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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of kopeck1

First recorded in 1690–1700; from Russian DZéĭ첹, equivalent to DZʾë “lance, spear” + -ka diminutive suffix; so called from the lance with which the figure on the coin was armed
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of kopeck1

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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Example Sentences

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He vowed to continue his fight, “despite the fact that I am under the control of people who like to smear everything with chemical weapons, and no one will give three kopecks for my life.”

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“We have received nothing. Not a ruble, not a kopeck,” they chanted.

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“All this fuss about spies and counterspies is not worth interstate relations. This spy story, as we say here, is not worth 5 kopecks,” Putin told the Financial Times in an interview in the Kremlin.

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“Those who earned even one black kopeck by exploiting the army and the war will sit in prison for life,” she said at a Thursday news conference, adding that Poroshenko “simply laundered defense money.”

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“There is no proof that Kirill put so much as a kopeck into his own pocket,” he said.

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