francs
plural of “franc” — the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 centimes
An inflected form of franc · plural.
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,868 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 9,622 times across 155,370 chapters — 0.005% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 centimes
francs in real books
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And, forgetting his hundred and sixty thousand francs lost, he took out his pocket-book.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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At Lyons, material was sometimes sold for as much as six hundred francs an ell.
The Dream · Émile Zola · Chapter 3
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Besides, at the end of the month, he would be richer by three thousand francs.
Affairs of State · Burton Egbert Stevenson · Chapter 1
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The house taken, she occupied it the same day, and expended about a hundred francs on repairs.
The Lerouge Case · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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When Pierre had secured the fifty thousand francs he married Félicité Puech with as little delay as possible.
The Fortune of the Rougons · Émile Zola · Chapter 2