flor·in

(flôr′ĭn, flŏr′-)

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 flōs, flōr-, flower; see bhel- in Indo-European roots.]

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florin

(ˈflɒrɪn)

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

2. (Currencies) the standard monetary unit of Aruba, divided into 100 cents

3. (Currencies) (formerly) another name for guilder¹

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

[C14: from French, from Old Italian fiorino Florentine coin, from fiore flower, from Latin flōs]

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flor•in

(ˈflɔr ɪn, ˈflɒr-)

n.

1. a former British coin, orig. of silver, equal to two shillings.

2. the guilder of the Netherlands.

3. a former gold coin of Florence, first issued in 1252.

4. any of various former gold coins of Europe.

[1275–1325; Middle English < Middle French < early Italian fiorino Florentine coin stamped with a lily, derivative of fiore flower < Latin flōrem]

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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

Translations

florin

fiorino

florin

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

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florin

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

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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.

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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!

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

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He was all right, as far as money went, but in his deposit he had given her what looked like a bad florin. She showed it to me, Watson, and it was an Indian rupee.

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I paid my cabman handsomely, gave a florin to the stout fellow in livery whom he helped with the chest, and could have pressed gold upon the genial clerk who laughed like a gentleman at my jokes about the Liverpool winners and the latest betting on the Family Plate.

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Though all his life long he had toiled and moiled, he only left his widow and son two hundred florins. The old woman determined to put by the money for a rainy day; but alas!

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110,000 florins, only demanding an allowance of five per cent.

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Then the miser began to beg and promise, and offered money for his liberty; but he did not come up to the musician's price for some time, and he danced him along brisker and brisker, and the miser bid higher and higher, till at last he offered a round hundred of florins that he had in his purse, and had just gained by cheating some poor fellow.

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His revenue, exclusive of his private income, amounts to three hundred thousand florins. The standing army which he commands consists of about forty thousand men.

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A woman with light hair, in a low dress by no means so fresh as it had been, and with a black mask on, through the eyelets of which her eyes twinkled strangely, was seated at one of the roulette-tables with a card and a pin and a couple of florins before her.

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`I have ten thousand florins a year without Greek, I eat heartily without Greek.' But his affection for me at length overcame his dislike of learning, and he has permitted me to undertake a voyage of discovery to the land of knowledge."

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"My opinion is, that all these old podestas, these ancient condottieri, -- for the Cavalcanti have commanded armies and governed provinces, -- my opinion, I say, is, that they have buried their millions in corners, the secret of which they have transmitted only to their eldest sons, who have done the same from generation to generation; and the proof of this is seen in their yellow and dry appearance, like the florins of the republic, which, from being constantly gazed upon, have become reflected in them."

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