forint

American  

[fawr-int] / ˈfɔr ɪnt /

noun

1. an aluminum coin and the monetary unit of Hungary, equal to 100 fillér. F., Ft.

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forint British  

/ ˈforint /

noun

1. the standard monetary unit of Hungary, divided into 100 fillér

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Etymology

Origin of forint

1945–50; < Hungarian < Italian fiorino. See florin

Example Sentences

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

The bank launched the emergency one-day deposit rate, the highest in the European Union, in October to shore up the falling forint amid a surge in inflation.

From Reuters

"Incarcerating foreign nationals costs Hungarian prisons billions of forints each year," the BvOP press office said in its emailed reply.

From Reuters

The Hungarian forint weakened more than 40% against the U.S. dollar and over 20% against the euro last year, making the costs of imports — and thus prices off the shelf — much higher, Virovacz said.

From Seattle Times

That could put the focus on Hungary, which has the European Union's highest base interest rate at 13%, and an 18% quick deposit rate to underpin the forint and fight inflation.

From Reuters