franc

noun

ˈfraŋk 

1

: any of various former basic monetary units (as in Belgium, France, and Luxembourg)

2

: the basic monetary unit of Switzerland and a number of especially sub-Saharan nations in Africa see Money Table

Examples of franc in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

On Tuesday morning, Alphabet went to the European market to raise roughly $11 billion in sterling and Swiss francs, said the people, who asked not to be named because the details are private. —Seema Mody, CNBC, 10 Feb. 2026

Global corporates have also been turning to the Swiss franc bond market in recent years to diversify their debt-raising programs. —Bloomberg, Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2026

Alphabet is lining up various offerings in dollars, Swiss francs and British pounds. —J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 9 Feb. 2026

Sandra Spitz, Sport & Event Director for the International Ski and Snowboard Federation, said that in the past few years, FIS has invested 250,000 Swiss francs annually in the development and growth of Nordic combined. —Rebecca Tauber, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026

Word History

Etymology

French

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing franc

• cabernet franc
• franc-tireur

Rhymes for franc

• banc
• bank
• blank
• clank
• crank
• dank
• drank
• flank
• hank
• lank
• plank
• prank

Kids Definition

franc

noun

ˈfraŋk 

1

: the former basic unit of money of France and Belgium

2

: a basic unit of money (as of Switzerland)

3

: a coin representing one franc