The franc was the unit of money that was used in France and Belgium, before it was replaced by the euro. It is also the unit of currency in some other countries where French is spoken.
The price of grapes had shot up to 32 francs a kilo.
The franc was used to refer to the currency systems of France and Belgium, before it was replaced by the euro.It is also used to refer to the currency systems of some other countries where Frenchis spoken.
...the sole manufacturer of the banknote paper for the Swiss franc.
franc in British English
(fræŋk, French frɑ̃)
noun
1. Also called: French franc
the former standard monetary unit of France, most French dependencies, Andorra, and Monaco, divided into 100 centimes; replaced by the euro in 2002
2.
the former standard monetary unit of Belgium (Belgian franc) and Luxembourg (Luxembourg franc), divided into 100 centimes; replaced by the euro in 2002
3. Also called: Swiss franc
the standard monetary unit of Switzerland and Liechtenstein, divided into 100 centimes
4. Also called: franc CFA, CFA franc, franc of the African financial community
the standard monetary unit, comprising 100 centimes, of the following countries: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Niger, Senegal, and Togo
5.
the standard monetary unit of Burundi (Burundi franc), Comoros (Comorian franc), Democratic Republic of the Congo (Congolese franc), Djibouti (Djibouti franc), Guinea (Guinea franc), Madagascar (franc malgache), Rwanda (Rwanda franc), and French Polynesia and New Caledonia (French Pacific franc)
franc in American English
(fræŋk; French fʀɑ̃)
noun
1.
the former basic monetary unit of Belgium, France, and Luxembourg, superseded in 2002 by the euro
2.
the basic monetary unit of:
a.
Democratic Republic of the Congo
b.
Liechtenstein
c.
Switzerland
3.
any of the basic monetary units of various countries formerly ruled by France or Belgium, as Benin, Burundi, Chad, Gabon, Niger, and the Republic ofthe Congo
Word origin
Fr < L Francorum rex, king of the French, device on the coin in 1360
Examples of 'franc' in a sentence
franc
The move will force commercial banks to pay to deposit their francs with the national bank.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The offer of twenty thousand francs for a practical remedy had survived war, defeat and revolution.
Christy Campbell PHYLLOXERA: How Wine was Saved for the World (2004)
But six months ago its clients were on the wrong side of a soaring Swiss franc.
The Sun (2015)
Investors were also favouring other safe places for their cash, such as the Swiss franc.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Determined to help, he raised a few thousand Swiss francs in his home valley and set off.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
In other languages
franc
British English: franc NOUN
The franc was the unit of money that was used in France and Belgium, before it was replaced by the euro. It is also the unit of currency in some other countries where French is spoken.
The price of grapes had shot up to 32 francs a kilo.
American English: franc
Brazilian Portuguese: franco
Chinese: 法郎
European Spanish: franco
French: franc
German: Franc
Italian: franco
Japanese: フラン
Korean: 프랑
European Portuguese: franco
Latin American Spanish: franco
All related terms of 'franc'
CFA franc
the former standard monetary unit of France , most French dependencies , Andorra , and Monaco , divided into 100 centimes ; replaced by the euro in 2002
Swiss franc
the former standard monetary unit of France , most French dependencies , Andorra , and Monaco , divided into 100 centimes ; replaced by the euro in 2002
franc-tireur
a sniper
French franc
the former standard monetary unit of France, most French dependencies , Andorra , and Monaco , divided into 100 centimes ; replaced by the euro in 2002
fr
Fr is a written abbreviation for → French or → franc .