Definitions for franc

franc franc

Spelling: [frangk; French frahn]
IPA: /fræŋk; French frɑ̃/

Franc is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 58 anagrams from letters in franc (acfnr).

Definitions for franc

noun

  1. an aluminum or nickel coin and monetary unit of France, Belgium, and Luxembourg until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centimes. Abbreviation: F., f., Fr, fr.
  2. any of the monetary units of various other nations and territories, as Liechtenstein, Martinique, Senegal, Switzerland, and Tahiti, equal to 100 centimes.
  3. a former silver coin of France, first issued under Henry III.
  4. a former monetary unit of Algeria, Guinea, and Morocco.

Origin of franc

1350-1400; Middle English frank Old French franc, so called because the coin was first inscribed with the name of the king as Medieval Latin Rēx Francōrum King of the Franks

Examples for franc

I gave her a spray of lilac, I remember, and you gave her a franc.

franc notes that this is a "judgement call" but look at what franc is saying here about the Heritage Foundation and conservatism.

"We were in the franc tireurs of Dijon," Ralph said, a little proudly.

The dusk had already fallen when they reached a party of franc tireurs.

They have not done any very great things, the franc tireurs.

In politics, there are inevitably issues that divide that coalition (franc cited immigration as an example).

You can get a very excellent breakfast for a franc and a half.

The position of the franc tireurs was now critical in the extreme.

If you always suspected that the Heritage Foundation wanted its policy work to toe an ideological line, franc agrees with you!

This was what the commandant of the franc tireurs had hoped for, and expected.

Word Value for franc
Scrable

10

Words with friends

12

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