Kopek

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A Russian monetary unit equal to one hundredth of a ruble.

    "The Central Bank discontinued minting kopeks gradually. In 2012, the regulatory body stopped minting one-kopek and five-kopek coins. In 2018, the Central Bank stopped minting kopeks completely and now mints only ruble coins."

  2. 2
    100 kopecks equal 1 ruble in Russia wordnet
  3. 3
    A kopiyka: a Ukrainian monetary unit equal to one hundredth of a hryvnia.
  4. 4
    A kapiejka: a Belarusian monetary unit equal to one hundredth of a ruble (rubel).

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"The Central Bank discontinued minting kopeks gradually. In 2012, the regulatory body stopped minting one-kopek and five-kopek coins. In 2018, the Central Bank stopped minting kopeks completely and now mints only ruble coins."

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian копе́йка (kopéjka), from копьё (kopʹjó, “spear”) (from the image of a rider with a spear on the coins minted by Moscow after the capture of Novgorod in 1478). Doublet of kopeika, kopiyka, and kapeek.

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