noun
- plural of kopeck; monetary units equal to one hundredth of a ruble, used in Russia and some former Soviet countries
Examples
- The candy cost only fifty kopecks at the Russian market.
- He counted out the kopecks from his pocket to pay for the newspaper.
- The old woman saved every kopeck she earned from selling vegetables.
- During Soviet times, many items were priced in kopecks rather than rubles.
- The exchange rate showed that one dollar equaled thousands of kopecks.
- She found a few kopecks under the couch cushions.