franc
an aluminum or nickel coin and monetary unit of France, Belgium, and Luxembourg until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centimes. Abbreviations: F., f., Fr, fr.
any of the monetary units of various other nations and territories, as Liechtenstein, Martinique, Senegal, Switzerland, and Tahiti, equal to 100 centimes.
a former silver coin of France, first issued under Henry III.
a former monetary unit of Algeria, Guinea, and Morocco.
Origin of franc
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How to use franc in a sentence
The average price of those expensive watches: about 8,400 Swiss francs.
Will Apple Take Down the Luxury Watch Industry? | Daniel Gross | September 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWe designed an entire currency for this fictional country based on old French francs.
To combat a slowing Swiss market, it acquired Italian provider Fastweb for 6.9 billion Swiss francs in 2010.
She took his offer of 20,000 francs, though it seems she never actually did any spying for him.
Second ‘Underwear Bomber,’ Kim Philby, and Other Notorious Double Agents | The Daily Beast | May 10, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTEuropean and Asian markets fell, gold soared, safety pockets like Swiss francs rallied, and China scolded.
Those four pictures—I would not sell those four Watteaus for one hundred thousand francs.
Checkmate | Joseph Sheridan Le FanuThey are unique; that lady there is the Du Barry—a portrait worth, alone, six thousand francs.
Checkmate | Joseph Sheridan Le FanuIt is true that the parents so provided think more of the twenty-five francs than they do of the foundling.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol | William J. LockeI pawned all our jewellery, and as we had a great many valuable things, I got several thousand francs.
Rosemary in Search of a Father | C. N. WilliamsonSo she did ask, though it was a great ordeal to make up her mind to do it; and they gave my mother a thousand francs.
Rosemary in Search of a Father | C. N. Williamson
British Dictionary definitions for franc
/ (fræŋk, French frɑ̃) /
Also called: French franc the former standard monetary unit of France, most French dependencies, Andorra, and Monaco, divided into 100 centimes; replaced by the euro in 2002
the former standard monetary unit of Belgium (Belgian franc) and Luxembourg (Luxembourg franc), divided into 100 centimes; replaced by the euro in 2002
Also called: Swiss franc the standard monetary unit of Switzerland and Liechtenstein, divided into 100 centimes
Also called: franc CFA, CFA franc, franc of the African financial community the standard monetary unit, comprising 100 centimes, of the following countries: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Chad, Congo-Brazzaville, Côte d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Niger, Senegal, and Togo
the standard monetary unit of Burundi (Burundi franc), Comoros (Comorian franc), Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaïre; Congolese franc), Djibouti (Djibouti franc), Guinea (Guinea franc), Madagascar (franc malgache), Rwanda (Rwanda franc), and French Polynesia and New Caledonia (French Pacific franc)
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