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Definition of Kopeck
1. Noun. 100 kopecks equal 1 ruble in Russia.
Generic synonyms: Russian Monetary Unit
Group relationships: Rouble, Ruble
Definition of Kopeck
1. n. A small Russian coin. One hundred kopecks make a rouble, worth about sixty cents.
Definition of Kopeck
1. Noun. (alternative spelling of kopek) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Kopeck
1. a Russian coin [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Kopeck
Literary usage of Kopeck
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Industries of Russia by Russia Ministerstvo finansov, John Martin Crawford, World's Columbian Exposition (1893)
"If the formula were adopted the mean rates would be V« kopeck per poud-verst.
With the increase of the distance traversed the unit bases are evenly reduced; ..."
2. Chambers's Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge (1901)
"... kopeck, a Russian bronze coin, the hundredth part of a Rouble (qv), and
equivalent to 1J farthing of sterling money. ..."
3. Chamber's Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge (1890)
"... kopeck, a Russian bronze coin, the hundredth part of a Rouble (qv), and
equivalent to H farthing of sterling money. ..."
4. Letters of Henry Weston Farnsworth, of the Foreign Legion by Henry Weston Farnsworth (1916)
"... an eager little horse soul that has left its unsightly little body, and three
tiny one kopeck candles in honor of the three goals I made from his back. ..."
5. Highways of Commerce: The Ocean Lines, Railways, Canals, and Other Trade by United States Bureau of Foreign Commerce (1899)
"Above Rybinsk, by means of horse towing, upstream, one seventy-eighth kopeck,
and by windlass and capstan towing, one- eightieth kopeck. ..."
6. Encyclopædia Americana: A Popular Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature by Thomas Gamaliel Bradford (1838)
"kopeck ; a Russian coin. (See Copeck, and Coin.) KOPF; German for head ; appearing
in many geographical words, for summit ; also, koppe. ..."
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