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ko·pek

or ko·peck  (kō′pĕk)
n.
A Russian unit of currency equal to 1/100 of the ruble.
[Russian kopeĭka, from Middle Russian kopeika, from kopie, spear (from the image of St. George, patron saint of Moscow, on horseback holding a spear that appeared on the coins from their introduction in 1535 until the early 1800s ).]
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Noun1.kopek - 100 kopecks equal 1 ruble in Russiakopek - 100 kopecks equal 1 ruble in Russia
copeck, kopeck
Russian monetary unit - monetary unit in Russia
rouble, ruble - the basic unit of money in Russia
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"Here, sir: as we say ten copecks the rouble a month, so I must take fifteen copecks from a rouble and a half for the month in advance.
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As for money, I have hardly a copeck about me at this moment."
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Putin has insisted that Russia had nothing to do with the poisoning and argued that bilateral ties were far more important than "the fuss about spies not worth five copecks."
Trump, Putin make light of meddling

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