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Franc

Franc Meaning & Definition
Franc Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Franc?

[n] the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 centimes

Synonyms | Synonyms for Franc:

Related Terms | Find terms related to Franc: afghani | anna | baht | cent | centavo | centime | conto | Deutschmark | dollar | dong | florin | guilder | gulden | kip | kopeck | krona | krone | lira | Mark | milreis | peseta | pie | piece of eight | pistareen | pound | rand | Reichsmark | rial | ruble | rupee | shekel | shilling | sol | sou | stiver | won | yen

See Also | Belgian franc | Benin franc | Burkina Faso franc | Burundi franc | Cameroon franc | centime | Central African Republic franc | Chadian franc | Congo franc | Cote d'Ivoire franc | Djibouti franc | French franc | Gabon franc | Guinean franc | Ivory Coast franc | Luxembourg franc | Madagascar franc | Mali franc | monetary unit | Niger franc | Rwanda franc | Senegalese franc | Swiss franc | Togo franc | Upper Volta franc

Franc In Webster's Dictionary

\Franc\, n. [F., fr. franc a Franc. See {Frank}, a.] A silver coin of France, and since 1795 the unit of the French monetary system. It has been adopted by Belgium and Swizerland. It is equivalent to about nineteen cents, or ten pence, and is divided into 100 centimes.

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