kopeck

or ko·pek, co·peck

[ koh-pek ]

/ ˈkoʊ pɛk /

noun

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

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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Example sentences from the Web for kopeck

He had not a kopeck in the world, except what the people gave him when he played his dulcimer for their dancing.
Old Peter's Russian Tales|Arthur Ransome
The kopeck that you win by guile may swell your roll today, but in the clammy afterwhile it melts that roll away.
Rippling Rhymes|Walt Mason
Comrades, I propose that we quit work until he gives up that kopeck!
Mother|Maksim Gorky
Every kopeck she earned or saved was a scale in her coat of armor.
The Promised Land|Mary Antin

What do you think I can do, when you land me in a strange country in the middle of the night, without a kopeck in my pocket?
The Boy Scouts In Russia|John Blaine

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

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

单词	kopeck
释义	kopeck or ko·pek, co·peck [ koh-pek ] / ˈkoʊ pɛk / noun an aluminum-bronze coin of Russia, the Soviet Union, and its successor states, one 100th of a ruble. 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 Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for kopeck He had not a kopeck in the world, except what the people gave him when he played his dulcimer for their dancing. Old Peter's Russian Tales\|Arthur Ransome The kopeck that you win by guile may swell your roll today, but in the clammy afterwhile it melts that roll away. Rippling Rhymes\|Walt Mason Comrades, I propose that we quit work until he gives up that kopeck! Mother\|Maksim Gorky Every kopeck she earned or saved was a scale in her coat of armor. The Promised Land\|Mary Antin What do you think I can do, when you land me in a strange country in the middle of the night, without a kopeck in my pocket? The Boy Scouts In Russia\|John Blaine 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 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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