florin

flor·in (flôr

n, fl

1. A guilder.

2. A British coin worth two shillings.

a. A gold coin first issued at Florence, Italy, in 1252.

b. Any of several gold coins similar to the Florentine florin, formerly used in Europe.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Old Italian fiorino, from fiore, flower (from the lily on the coins), from Latin fls, flr-, flower; see bhel-³ in Indo-European roots.]

florin [ˈflɒrɪn]

1. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Currencies) a former British coin, originally silver and later cupronickel, equivalent to ten (new) pence

2. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Currencies) the standard monetary unit of Aruba, divided into 100 cents

3. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Currencies) (formerly) another name for guilder [1]

4. any of various gold coins of Florence, Britain, or Austria

[from French, from Old Italian fiorino Florentine coin, from fiore flower, from Latin flōs]

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Noun	1.	florin - the basic unit of money in Suriname; equal to 100 cents guilder, gulden Surinamese monetary unit - monetary unit in Suriname
	2.	florin - formerly the basic unit of money in the Netherlands; equal to 100 cents Dutch florin, guilder, gulden cent - a fractional monetary unit of several countries Dutch monetary unit - monetary unit in the Netherlands

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florin [ˈflɒrɪn] N → florín m (Brit) (formerly) → florín m moneda de dos chelines

florin

n → Florin m; (Dutch) → Gulden m; (dated Brit) → Zweishillingstück nt

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cent Dutch florin Dutch monetary unit F fluoride forint guilder gulden Surinamese monetary unit	She turned her back, throwing into the basin a silver florin, which rang among the liards, and made the poor goodwives of the chapel of Etienne Haudry open their eyes. Notre-Dame de Paris by Hugo, Victor View in context I got a cent ready in one hand and a florin in the other, intending to give him the former if he survived and the latter if he killed himself--for his loss would be my gain in a literary way, and I was willing to pay a fair price for the item --but this impostor ended his intensely moving performance by simply adding some powder to the liquid and polishing the spoon A Tramp Abroad by Twain, Mark View in context I have said once and forever that I am yours with every bow-string of my army and every florin in my coffers. The White Company by Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan View in context	Florida key Florida Keys Florida moss Florida pompano florida selaginella Florida smoothhound Florida strangler fig Florida strap fern Florida water rat Florida yew Florideae floridean starch Floridian floridity Floridly Floridness floriferous Florification Floriform florigen Floriken Florilege florilegium florimania Florimer florin Florio Florissant florist florist shop florist's florist's chrysanthemum florist's gloxinia florist's willow floristic floristics florists' chrysanthemum Floroon floruit florula Florulent Flory flos ferri Flos-ferri Floscular Floscularian Floscule Flosculous Flosh floss Floss hole	floridity floridity floridity floridly floridly floridly floridness floridness floridness floridness floriferous floriferous floriferously floriferously floriferousness floriferousness Florification Floriform florigen florigen florigenic florigenic Floriken Florilege florilegia florilegium florilegiums florimania Florimel Florimer florin Florin (disambiguation) Florin (disambiguation) Florin (disambiguation) Florin (New Zealand coin) Florin, Viktor Florin, Viktor Anatolevich Florin, Wilhelm Florina Flórina Florine Florine Florine Florinef Florinef Florinef Acetate Florins Florins Florins Florio Florio Florio, John Florio, John Floripa Floripa Floripondio Floripondio Floris Osmond Floris, Cornelis Floris, Frans Florissant

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Surinamese monetary unit

She turned her back, throwing into the basin a silver florin, which rang among the liards, and made the poor goodwives of the chapel of Etienne Haudry open their eyes.

Notre-Dame de Paris by Hugo, Victor View in context

I got a cent ready in one hand and a florin in the other, intending to give him the former if he survived and the latter if he killed himself--for his loss would be my gain in a literary way, and I was willing to pay a fair price for the item --but this impostor ended his intensely moving performance by simply adding some powder to the liquid and polishing the spoon

A Tramp Abroad by Twain, Mark View in context

I have said once and forever that I am yours with every bow-string of my army and every florin in my coffers.

The White Company by Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan View in context

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