forint

fo·rint

F0262400 (fôr′ĭnt′)n. See Table at currency.

[Hungarian, from Italian fiorino, florin; see florin.]

forint

(Hungarian ˈforint) n (Currencies) the standard monetary unit of Hungary, divided into 100 fillér[from Hungarian, from Italian fiorino florin]

for•int

(ˈfɔr ɪnt)

n. the basic monetary unit of Hungary. [1945–50; < Hungarian < Italian fiorino. See florin]

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Noun

forint - the basic unit of money in HungaryHungarian monetary unit - monetary unit in Hungaryfiller - 100 filler equal 1 forint in Hungary

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Forint

a monetary unit of the Hungarian People’s Republic, equal to 100 fillers. The forint was introduced on Aug. 1, 1946, and has a gold content of 0.0757 g. According to the June 1977 exchange rate at the Gosbank (State Bank) of the USSR, 100 forints equal 7 rubles 67 kopecks.

Forint

The currency of Hungary. It was issued in 1946, not long before Hungary became a communist country. It was an inconvertible currency until the fall of the Iron Curtain, when Hungary transitioned to capitalism. It dealt with high inflation in the 1990s but stabilized afterwards.

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forint

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noun the basic unit of money in Hungary

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Hungarian monetary unit
filler

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