1. plural of kopek, a monetary unit equal to one hundredth of a ruble in Russia and some former Soviet countries

Examples

• The price was listed as 50 kopeks.
• She counted her kopeks carefully before making the purchase.
• The old coin was worth only a few kopeks.
• He saved every kopek he could find.
• The newspaper cost 25 kopeks in those days.
• Small items were priced in kopeks rather than rubles.