forint
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of forint
1945–50; < Hungarian < Italian fiorino. See florin
Example Sentences
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The WSJ Dollar Index rose Tuesday, while emerging-market currencies such as the Chilean peso, Brazilian real and Hungarian forint slumped relative to the U.S. dollar.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 3, 2026
Egypt has devalued its currency more nearly 20%, Nigeria has cut naira by 40%, while at the other end of the table Colombian and Mexican pesos and Hungary's forint are up between 10% and 17%.
From Reuters ● Jun. 30, 2023
Hungary’s economy slowed to a technical recession in the fourth quarter of 2022, while its forint currency has lost 7.5% against the euro and 15% against the dollar in the last year.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 18, 2023
Croatia's neighbour Hungary originally had a plan to scrap the forint in 2007.
From BBC ● Jan. 18, 2023
Hungary’s forint currency gained more than 1% against the euro early Tuesday on news of the agreement, but was still down more than 11% since the beginning of the year.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 13, 2022
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