franc
NounUS[frangk]/fræŋk/1 syllable
Open English WordNet
Noun (1)francs
- the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 centimesType of monetary unitKinds Swiss franc, Central African Republic franc, Belgian franc, Niger franc, French franc, Congo franc, Rwanda franc, Guinean franc, Chadian franc, Mali franc +12 moreParts centime
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Franc (frăṉk), noun
Origin: F., fr. franc a Franc. See Frank, adjective
A silver coin of France, and since 1795 the unit of the French monetary system. It has been adopted by Belgium and Swizerland. In 1913 it was equivalent to about nineteen cents American, or ten pence British, and is divided into 100 centimes.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54