florin
- noun
- Archaic
:
florín
- He saved up 500 florins to travel to Europe next year.
Examples
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The artist charged 150 florins for his beautiful painting.
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I paid 18 florins for these whites.
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It's a 2,000 florin tulip bulb.
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Mr. Prater, sir, bidding stands at 18 florins.
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Mr. Prater, I told myself I'd stop after 800 florins.
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You appear to have sold off 49 whites and one crimson and white for 18 florins.
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It sold for 920 florins at auction.
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I'm worth a thousand florins in bulbs and certificates at today's prices.
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20 florins each buys us a 50th share in a connoisseur's bulb, maybe more.
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I bought some fresh tulip bulbs for 10 florins at the market.
Compounds
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word florin comes from the Italian fiorino, meaning 'little flower' and related to the English flower, a famous coin from Florence that travelled with trade. Because Suriname had links with the Netherlands, it later used the same name florin for its money.
