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franc  (frngk)
n. Abbr. F or fr.
1. See Table at currency.
2. The primary unit of currency in Belgium, France, Luxembourg, and Monaco before the adoption of the euro.

[Middle English frank, French gold coin, from Old French franc, from Medieval Latin Francrum (rx), (king) of the Franks (from the legend on the first of these coins), genitive pl. of Francus, Frank; see Frank.]

franc [fræŋk (French) frɑ̃]
n
1. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Currencies) the former standard monetary unit of France, most French dependencies, Andorra, and Monaco, divided into 100 centimes; replaced by the euro in 2002 Also called French franc
2. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Currencies) the former standard monetary unit of Belgium (Belgian franc) and Luxembourg (Luxembourg franc), divided into 100 centimes; replaced by the euro in 2002
3. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Currencies) the standard monetary unit of Switzerland and Liechtenstein, divided into 100 centimes Also called Swiss franc
4. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Currencies) 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 Also called franc CFA CFA franc franc of the African financial community
5. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Currencies) 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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Noun1.francfranc - the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 centimes
monetary unit - a unit of money
centime - a fractional monetary unit of several countries: France and Algeria and Belgium and Burkina Faso and Burundi and Cameroon and Chad and the Congo and Gabon and Haiti and the Ivory Coast and Luxembourg and Mali and Morocco and Niger and Rwanda and Senegal and Switzerland and Togo
Belgian franc - formerly the basic unit of money in Belgium
Benin franc - the basic unit of money in Benin
Burundi franc - the basic unit of money in Burundi
Cameroon franc - the basic unit of money in Cameroon
Central African Republic franc - the basic unit of money in the Central African Republic
Chadian franc - the basic unit of money in Chad
Congo franc - the basic unit of money in the Congo
Djibouti franc - the basic unit of money in Djibouti
French franc - formerly the basic unit of money in France
Gabon franc - the basic unit of money in Gabon
Cote d'Ivoire franc, Ivory Coast franc - the basic unit of money in the Ivory Coast
Luxembourg franc - formerly the basic unit of money in Luxembourg
Madagascar franc - the basic unit of money in Madagascar
Mali franc - the basic unit of money in Mali
Niger franc - the basic unit of money in Niger
Rwanda franc - the basic unit of money in Rwanda
Senegalese franc - the basic unit of money in Senegal
Swiss franc - the basic unit of money in Switzerland
Togo franc - the basic unit of money in Togo
Burkina Faso franc - the basic unit of money in Burkina Faso
Guinean franc - the basic unit of money in Guinea
Translations
franc [fræŋk] Nfranco m

franc [ˈfræŋk] nfranc m

franc
nFranc m

franc [fræŋk] nfranco
franc [fræŋk] nfranco

franc
n franc [frӕŋk]
the standard unit of currency in France, Belgium, Switzerland and several other countries, eg in some parts of Africa where French is spoken. frank فْرَنْك франк frank franc der Franc, der Franken φράγκο (νόμισμα) franco frank فرانک frangi franc פְרָאנק फ्रांस, बेल्जियम, स्विट्जरलैंड का एक सिक्का franak frank (pénznem) franc, mata uang Perancis franki franco フラン 프랑(프랑스, 벨기에, 스위스 등의 화폐 단위) frankas franks (naudas vienība) franc frank franc frank franco franc франк frank frank franak franc เงินฟรังค์ของฝรั่งเศส frank 法郎 франк فرانس ، بلجیم، سوئستاں ، لکسمبرگ اور دیگر فرانسسی زبان والے ممالک کا معیاری سکّہ Frăng, đơn vị tiền tệ ở Pháp, Bỉ, Thụy Sỹ


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He seriously protested that the bow of Blandois was perfect, that the address of Blandois was irresistible, and that the picturesque ease of Blandois would be cheaply purchased (if it were not a gift, and unpurchasable) for a hundred thousand francs.
I receive my salary regularly at the end of each month--not a franc extra, though I have done many things which are not part of a courier's proper work.
When we arrived at the garden in Asnieres, we paid a franc or two admission and entered a place which had flower beds in it, and grass plots, and long, curving rows of ornamental shrubbery, with here and there a secluded bower convenient for eating ice cream in.
 
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