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kopeika

kopeika is the alternative form of kopek.

Meaning of kopek

Noun

kopek (plural kopeks)

  1. A Russian monetary unit equal to one hundredth of a ruble.
    • The Central Bank discontinued minting kopeks gradually. In 2012, the regulatory body stopped minting one-kopek and five-kopek coins. In 2018, the Central Bank stopped minting kopeks completely and now mints only ruble coins.2019 May 14, “Russia stops minting kopeks”, in Invest Foresight
  2. A kopiyka: a Ukrainian monetary unit equal to one hundredth of a hryvnia.
  3. A kapeyka: a Belarusian monetary unit equal to one hundredth of a ruble (rubel).

Forms of kopeika

pluralkopeikas
pluralkopeiki

Origin of kopeika

Transliteration of Russian копейка (kopejka). Doublet of kopek, kopiyka, and kapeek.

Questions about kopeika

What is kopeika the alternative form of?
Kopeika is the alternative form of kopek.

Words near kopeika in the dictionary

  1. kopeck
  2. kopecks
  3. Kopecky
  4. Kopeckys
  5. Kopecs
  6. kopeika
  7. kopeikas
  8. kopeiki
  9. kopejka
  10. kopejkas
  11. kopek

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