Definition of franc Franc

/fɹæˈŋk/ - [frangk] - franc

We found 14 definitions of franc from 7 different sources.

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What does franc mean?

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  • franc (Noun)
    former unit of currency of France, Belgium and Luxembourg, replaced by the euro.
  • franc (Noun)
    Any of several units of currency, some of which are multi-national West African CFA Franc XOF, Central African CFA Franc XAF, the Swiss Franc CHF while others are national currencies.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • franc (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.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • franc
    The currency of Switzerland and Liechtenstein.
  • franc
    The currency of Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Niger, Senegal and Togo.
  • franc
    The official currency of the Democratic Republic of Congo since 1997.
  • franc
    The currency of Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea and Gabon.
  • franc
    The currency used in the French overseas possessions of French Polynesia, New Caledonia and Wallis and Futuna.
  • franc
    The name of the French Franc when used as Andorran's currency between 1933 and 2002.
  • franc
    Currency of Luxembourg between 1854 and 2002.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • franc
    frangk, n. a French silver coin, forming since 1795 the unit of the French monetary system, and now also used in Belgium, Switzerland, equal to fully 9½d. sterling, the equivalent of the Italian lira, the Greek drachma. [O. Fr. franc, from the legend Francorum rex on the first coins.]

Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book

  • franc
    A French silver coin of the value of 9-1/2d., and consisting of 100 centimes. The 20-franc piece in gold, formerly called Louis, now Napoleon, is current for 15s. 10-1/2d. English.

Foolish DictionaryThe Foolish Dictionary 🤡

  • franc
    Twenty cents, in French.

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