forint
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- noun
- /ˈfɔːrɪnt/
- Hungary stunned the markets by raising rates 3% to 11.5% in a last-ditch attempt to defend the forint's currency peg in the ERM.
Examples
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To buy a meal in Hungary, you should have at least 2,500 forints on hand.
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That's three million forints.
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Snow began to fall in flakes the size of five-forint pieces.
Fiction book (1994) -
Now, one dollar gets you 220 Hungarian forints, up from 150 in 2008.
Blog text (15) -
"What about?" When Gary fell silent, Arkady asked, "Did Rudy change your forints and zlotys?"
Fiction book (1992) -
The postcards read "In memory of Chernobyl," and then give instructions on how to use the stickers: "Stick these on ten-forint coins!"
Academic text (2001) -
The average price of a coffee in Budapest is around 500 forints.
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When traveling to Hungary, it's wise to exchange your currency for forints.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Forint comes from an old Italian coin called the fiorino, which comes from fiore meaning 'flower' because the coin showed a flower for the city of Florence, and you can see the same root in the English word florin. So forint is now the name of Hungary's money.