Definitions

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  • noun The basic unit of currency of Hungary; subdivided into 100 fillér.

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  • noun the basic unit of money in Hungary

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Hungarian, from Italian fiorino, florin; see florin.]

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Hungarian for Florence.

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Examples

  • The Senior Facilities provide for variable quarterly interest payments at a rate equal to the sum of the applicable margin plus EURIBOR (or BUBOR, if a loan is denominated in Hungarian forint) for the applicable quarterly interest period plus any mandatory costs.

    unknown title 2009

  • The Senior Facilities provide for variable quarterly interest payments at a rate equal to the sum of the applicable margin plus EURIBOR (or BUBOR, if a loan is denominated in Hungarian forint) for the applicable quarterly interest period plus any mandatory costs.

    unknown title 2009

  • The Senior Facilities provide for variable quarterly interest payments at a rate equal to the sum of the applicable margin plus EURIBOR (or BUBOR, if a loan is denominated in Hungarian forint) for the applicable quarterly interest period plus any mandatory costs.

    unknown title 2009

  • The forint is the world's worst-performing currency in the last month, having lost 4.2 percent against the euro.

    BusinessWeek.com -- Top News 2012

  • The forint is the world's worst-performing currency in the last month, having lost 4.2 percent against the euro.

    BusinessWeek.com -- Top News 2012

  • The forint is the world's worst-performing currency in the second half, having lost 15.5 percent to the euro since June 30.

    BusinessWeek.com -- Top News 2011

  • The forint is the world's worst performing currency against the euro in the past three months, having lost 7.7 percent against the single currency.

    BusinessWeek.com -- 2010

  • MáV is calling the forint loans in two parts: one for HUF 1.7 billion and the other for HUF

    Latest news _ Budapest Business Journal _ BBJ_online 2009

  • Market positioning is relatively light, but given Hungary's vulnerabilities stemming from indebtedness, the forint could be a high beta currency in the emerging market asset class world.

    FXstreet.com 2009

  • Market positioning is relatively light, but given Hungary's vulnerabilities stemming from indebtedness, the forint could be a high beta currency in the emerging market asset class world.

    FXstreet.com 2009

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