Dictionary

franc en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• [ˈfɹʷɛ̃ŋk] (Canada, US)
• [ˈfɹʷeɪ̯ŋk] (Canada, US)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈfɹɛ̃ŋk/ (Canada, US)
• [ˈfɹʷæŋk] without æ-raising
• /ˈfɹeɪ̯ŋk/ (Canada, US)
• /ˈfɹæŋk/ without æ-raising

Etymology

Borrowed from French franc. Doublet of Frank, frank, and farang.

Meanings

1. Any of several units of currency.
   • CFP franc
   • French franc
   • franc germinal
   • Swiss franc
   • The last 50 franc note, released in 1993, features Saint-Exupéry and a depiction of The Little Prince.
   • CFA franc
   • Belgian franc
   • Premier Raymond Poincaré, ever an arch militarist, took full advantage of last week’s war scare in the Belgian Parliament to trumpet through the inspired Parisian press that France must drastically increase her armaments. While this propaganda was at its height, he announced to the Chamber that the first important measure to be presented by the Cabinet during the present session (TIME, Nov. 22 et seq.) will be a bill appropriating several billion francs for armaments and fortification of the Franco-German and Franco-Italian frontiers. 1927 February 28, “FRANCE: Poincaré’s Week”, in TIME, archived from the original on 29 Apr 2025:
   • old franc

Forms

Deriveds

franc-piece · Eurofranc

Translations (51)

cs frank (Translations) · fr franc (Translations) · lb Frang (Translations) · de Franc (Translations) · sh frȁnak (Translations) · be франк (Translations) · hi फ़्रांक (Translations) · vi phrăng (Translations) · ru франк (Translations) · th ฟรังค์ (Translations) · vi phật lăng (Translations) · de Franken (Translations) · lt frankas (Translations) · bg франк (Translations) · hi फ्रांक (Translations) · my ဖရန့် (Translations) · hy ֆրանկ (Translations) · mi pereke (Translations) · fa فرانک (Translations) · ms franc (Translations) · vi frăng (Translations) · ro franc (Translations) · el φράγκο (Translations) · acw فْرَنْك (Translations) · es franco (Translations) · uk франк (Translations) · km ហ្វ្រង្ក (Translations) · mk франк (Translations) · cmn 法郎 (Translations) · hi फ़्रैंक (Translations) · pt franco (Translations) · fi frangi (Translations) · ja フラン (Translations) · ar فْرَنْك (Translations) · nl frank (Translations) · ga franc (Translations) · he פְרַנְק (Translations) · ka ფრანკი (Translations) · mr फ्रांक (Translations) · it franco (Translations) · da franc (Translations) · hi फ्रैंक (Translations) · is franki (Translations) · pl frank (Translations) · ast francu (Translations) · ca franc (Translations) · sv franc (Translations) · ko 프랑 (Translations) · sh фра̏нак (Translations) · bn ফ্রঁ (Translations) · lo ຝລັ່ງ (Translations)