florin

pronunciation

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  • Noun:
    the basic unit of money in Suriname; equal to 100 cents
    formerly the basic unit of money in the Netherlands; equal to 100 cents

Word Origin

florin
florin: [14] Florin came via Old French florin from Italian fiorino, a diminutive of fiore ‘flower’. This was used as the name of a gold coin first issued in Florence, Italy in 1252, which had the figure of a lily on its obverse side. In the 15th century it was adopted as the term for an English gold coin worth variously 6 shillings and 6 shillings and 8 pence, issued in the reign of Edward III, and it was revived in 1849 when a new 2 shilling silver coin was issued.=> flower
florin (n.)
type of coin, c. 1300, from Old French florin, from Italian fiorino, from fiore "flower," from Latin florem "flower" (see flora). The 13c. gold Florentine coin was stamped on the obverse with the image of a lily, the symbol of the city. As the name of an English gold coin, from late 15c.

Example

1. Don 't take iess than a florin for him , bernard !
2. Florin is exceptionally good at mind reading .
3. Gerhard florin of electronic arts , the world 's biggest games publisher , imagines a distribution model that combines disks with downloads .
4. Any of several gold coins similar to the florentine florin , formerly used in europe .
5. Don 't take iess than a florin for him , bernard ! You understand ?

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