Definition of kopeck
ko´peck
n.
1.
A
small
Russian
coin
,
continued
as
a
unit
of
currency
within
the
Soviet
Union
.
One
hundred
kopecks
make
a
ruble
.
The
ruble
was
worth
about
sixty
cents
(
U
.
S
.)
in
1910
;
in
1991
a
two-kopeck
coin
could
be
used
for
a
local
telephone
call
at
a
pay
telephone
.
After
the
breakup
of
the
Soviet
Union
in
1993
,
the
exchange
value
of
the
ruble
declined
rapidly
and
by
the
end
of
1994
the
ruble
was
worth
three
hundredths
of
a
cent
,
and
by
1997
two
hundredths
of
a
cent
.
By
1993
,
the
kopek
had
become
of
such
small
value
that
it
was
obsolete
and
no
longer
minted
.
Related Words
copeck
,
kopek
,
rouble
,
ruble
,
Russian
monetary
unit
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