florin

C2 Topic:Register & Style

US /ˈflɔːr.ɪn/ UK /ˈflɒr.ɪn/ See IPA manual

Minimal pairs

Sounds like fluorine /ɪ/ vs /iː/

Freq #48780

Meanings

1

noun
a gold coin first minted in medieval Florence, or any of several European coins modeled on it

The merchant demanded payment of fifty florins for the shipment.
2

noun
a former British and Irish coin worth two shillings

Her grandfather kept a silver florin dated 1921 in a small wooden box.
3

noun
the basic monetary unit of Aruba, divided into one hundred cents

The museum charged an admission fee of ten Aruban florins.
4

noun
a historical English name for the guilder of the Netherlands and some former Dutch territories

The account book valued the cargo at twelve thousand Dutch florins.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a gold coin first minted in... fiorino

2 noun · a former british and irish... two-shilling piece

3 noun · the basic monetary unit of... Aruban florin

4 noun · a historical english name... guilder

Word family

Forms florins

Related forms forintAruban florinDutch guildercoinage

Etymology

From Old French florin, from Italian fiorino, literally "little flower," from fiore ("flower"). The original thirteenth-century Florentine gold coin bore the city's lily emblem; its prestige spread the name to many later European coins and currencies.

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# florin

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈflɔːr.ɪn/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈflɒr.ɪn/
**Frequency rank:** 48780

## Meanings
1. a gold coin first minted in medieval Florence, or any of several European coins modeled on it
2. a former British and Irish coin worth two shillings
3. the basic monetary unit of Aruba, divided into one hundred cents
4. a historical English name for the guilder of the Netherlands and some former Dutch territories

## Examples
- The merchant demanded payment of fifty florins for the shipment.
- Her grandfather kept a silver florin dated 1921 in a small wooden box.
- The museum charged an admission fee of ten Aruban florins.
- The account book valued the cargo at twelve thousand Dutch florins.

## Synonyms
- fiorino
- two-shilling piece
- guilder

## Related Forms
- forint
- Aruban florin
- Dutch guilder
- coinage

## Etymology
From Old French florin, from Italian fiorino, literally "little flower," from fiore ("flower"). The original thirteenth-century Florentine gold coin bore the city's lily emblem; its prestige spread the name to many later European coins and currencies.

## Topics
- Register & Style
- General Vocabulary

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