florin

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the basic unit of money in Suriname; equal to 100 cents
  2. noun formerly the basic unit of money in the Netherlands; equal to 100 cents

Etymology

From Middle English florin, floren, from Old French florin, from Italian fiorino (“little flower”). Doublet of fiorino and forint.

In classic literature

Synonyms

guilder, gulden

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