francnoun [ C ]
uk/fræŋk/us/fræŋk/written abbreviation frthe standard unit of money used in France, Belgium, and Luxembourg before the introduction of the euro, and also used in Switzerland and in many African countries
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Examples from literature
- Blanche gave her five hundred francs.
- Its visit had lasted thirty seconds and cost a hundred francs.
- Our apartment costs us six thousand francs a year in rent, we have four servants, we eat thirty thousand francs' worth of food in a year.
- There were not ten francs in the house.
- You'll have to lend me twenty francs!