Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A guilder.
- noun A British coin worth two shillings.
- noun A gold coin first issued at Florence, Italy, in 1252.
- noun Any of several gold coins similar to the Florentine florin, formerly used in Europe.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A Polish silver coin of the value of about 12 United States cents.
- noun The English name of a gold coin weighing about 55 grains, first issued at Florence in 1252, and having on the obverse a lily and tbe word “Florentia.”
- noun An English gold coin issued by Edward III. in 1343-4, and worth at the time 6 shillings. On the obverse it bore a leopard crowned.
- noun An English silver coin worth 2 shillings, being the tenth part of a pound, current since 1849.
- noun The silver gulden of Austria and formerly of South Germany, and the guilder of the Netherlands, worth a little less than the English florin. See
gulden and guilder. - noun Abbreviated fl.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A silver coin of Florence, first struck in the twelfth century, and noted for its beauty. The name is given to different coins in different countries. The florin of England, first minted in 1849, is worth two shillings, or about 48 cents; the florin of the Netherlands, about 40 cents; of Austria, about 36 cents.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The
currency ofAruba , divided into 100cents , symbolƒ . - noun A
pre-decimal British coin , worth twoshillings or tennew pence . - noun A
guilder (former currency unit of theNetherlands ). - noun Any of several
gold coins once produced inFlorence ,Italy . - noun A
pre-decimal Australian coin , worth 24pence or a tenth of apound .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the basic unit of money in Suriname; equal to 100 cents
- noun formerly the basic unit of money in the Netherlands; equal to 100 cents
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Oko [florin] is a noted historian.journalist. and author of fourteen historical novels (eight on Poland and six on the North American frontier).
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A florin was a large gold coin, named for the city, first minted in the 13th century and used only for the largest transactions.
Making Money the Medici Way���And Spending It the Modern Way 2005
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A florin was a large gold coin, named for the city, first minted in the 13th century and used only for the largest transactions.
Making Money the Medici Way-And Spending It the Modern Way 2005
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A florin was a large gold coin, named for the city, first minted in the 13th century and used only for the largest transactions.
Making Money the Medici Way���And Spending It the Modern Way 2005
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A florin was a large gold coin, named for the city, first minted in the 13th century and used only for the largest transactions.
Making Money the Medici Way-And Spending It the Modern Way 2005
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A florin was a large gold coin, named for the city, first minted in the 13th century and used only for the largest transactions.
Making Money the Medici Way-And Spending It the Modern Way 2005
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A florin was a large gold coin, named for the city, first minted in the 13th century and used only for the largest transactions.
Making Money the Medici Way���And Spending It the Modern Way 2005
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The price of the tickets has been fixed for 1 florin, which is the maximum customary in this country.
Letters Liszt, Franz 1893
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The monetary unit in Holland is the florin, which is equal to two francs four centimes in our money, so that the Dutch centime and sou are worth more than double the Italian centime and sou; hence the mistake and its correction.
Holland, v. 1 (of 2) Edmondo De Amicis 1877
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Assure yourself that they spend a florin, which is two and a half francs, where we spend a franc.
Holland, v. 1 (of 2) Edmondo De Amicis 1877
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