Forint

//ˈfɔ.ɹɪnt// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The basic unit of currency of Hungary; formerly subdivided into 100 fillér.

    "Better yet, there were no cover charges, and we didn’t bother to order drinks in half the spots. So, despite having a Slovak beer and shots of both the traditional Hungarian fruit spirit palinka and the bittersweet digestif Unicum, the entire evening cost 2,000 forints, under $10."

  2. 2
    the basic unit of money in Hungary wordnet

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"The Hungarian Forint is the official currency of Hungary."

Etymology

From Hungarian forint, from Italian fiorino (“florin, former currency of Tuscany”). Doublet of florin.

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