franc

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.

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[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.]

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franc

Noun

the standard monetary unit of Switzerland, various African countries, and formerly of France and Belgium [Latin Rex Francorum King of the Franks, inscribed on 14th-century francs]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

franc - 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

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(프랑스의 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 法郎