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Gabon franc

Gabon franc

7.0
The official money of Gabon divided into 100 smaller units
  • noun
translation icon : franco gabonés
  • The price of the book is 500 Gabon francs.

Examples

  • Tourists should exchange their dollars for Gabon francs at a local bank.

  • The price of imported goods has risen sharply with the decline of the Gabon franc.

  • All transactions in Gabon are conducted in the official currency, the Gabon franc.

  • He saved up 1000 Gabon francs for his trip.

  • All transactions in Gabon are conducted in the official currency, the Gabon franc.

  • Tourists should exchange their dollars for Gabon francs at a local bank.

  • The price of imported goods has risen sharply with the decline of the Gabon franc.

Synonyms

franc
vsGabon franc
54 6.5

A type of money used in some countries and formerly used in France

is now the country's official unit rather than an outdated national currency
Central African CFA franc
vsGabon franc
6.3

Money used in six Central African countries

is the single country's official monetary unit rather than a regional shared currency
CFA franc
vsGabon franc
7.0

Money that some African countries use and the French government backs

is a single nation's monetary unit rather than a name for regional currencies

Surface Forms

gabon franc singular
gabon francs plural

Morphology

Gabon + franc

The meaning 'the official currency of Gabon' is directly and transparently derived from combining the country name 'Gabon' with the known currency unit 'franc' (country + currency), a straightforward compositional pattern. This construction is common across languages and predictable for learners who know both constituents, so a B1 learner can infer the meaning.

Etymology

Gabon franc names the money used in Gabon. It joins the country name Gabon with franc, the French name for their kind of money, so it means 'the franc of Gabon' and refers to the country's currency divided into 100 'centimes'.