kopeck

/'koupek/ Cách viết khác : (kopeck) /'koupek/

Thân thiện

A child saves a shiny kopeck in a piggy bank.

Definition

Noun: A kopeck is a monetary unit of Russia and some other countries that were formerly part of the Soviet Union. It is a subunit of the ruble, with 100 kopecks equaling 1 ruble.

Usage

The word "kopeck" is used to refer to a coin of low value or to the unit of currency itself. It is often used in financial and everyday contexts when discussing Russian currency. - The price was 75 rubles and 50 kopecks. - He didn't have a single kopeck left in his pocket.

Advanced Usage

• "Not worth a kopeck": An idiom meaning something is completely worthless or of no value.
  • That old, broken phone isn't worth a kopeck.

Variants and Related Words

• Kopek: An alternative spelling of "kopeck."
• Kopiyka (Ukrainian): The Ukrainian equivalent of the kopeck.
• Kopeck piece: A term for the physical coin.

Synonyms

• Cent (in the context of being a subunit of a main currency, e.g., 100 cents = 1 dollar).
• Penny (in the context of being a subunit and a coin of low value).

Related Phrases

• To count every kopeck: To be extremely careful with money, to be frugal.
  • After losing his job, he had to count every kopeck.

Idioms

• "To not have a kopeck to one's name": To be very poor, to have no money at all.
  • After the business failed, he didn't have a kopeck to his name.

Học thuật

Noun

1. 100 kopecks equal 1 ruble in Russia

Từ đồng nghĩa

• kopek
• copeck