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

Limited to 75 examples, the Expérimentale 1 costs a cool 320,000 Swiss francs, or about $405,000. —Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 31 Dec. 2025

For the comment, a French court fined her 30,000 francs in 2000. —Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 29 Dec. 2025

Adult tickets start at 210 Swiss francs (about $263) for three days, while tickets for children ages six to 15 are just 30 Swiss francs (about $38) for three to eight days of travel. —Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 28 Dec. 2025

The levies came on top of further headwinds such as a strong Swiss franc and skyrocketing cocoa prices. —Elsa Ohlen,carolin Roth, CNBC, 12 Dec. 2025

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