franc
noun/fræŋk/
/fræŋk/
- the unit of money in Switzerland and several other countries (replaced in 2002 in France, Belgium and Luxembourg by the euro)Topics Moneyc1Word Originfrom Old French, from Latin Francorum Rex ‘king of the Franks’, the legend on gold coins struck in the 14th cent. in the reign of Jean le Bon.
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