franc

Definition

  • noun: a basic unit of money that is used in some countries where French is spoken and that was formerly used in France, Luxembourg, and Belgium
  • noun: any of various former basic monetary units (as in Belgium, France, and Luxembourg)

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) The Boudriard Institute of the blind youth. Pigot's daughter worked here before she disappeared. - Are these new? - Yes francs - this may be a telephone number. We'll find out soon. Hello? This is Green hill. Monsieur Tarpon speaking. (..)
    1981 To Kill a Cop
  • (..) From now on or shall we see later about that? We'll see. Shall we talk? Yes, I know that her daughter is missing. Take that case. Take one thousand francs from her, then tell her that the investigation gave no results. Ok? Not quite. You can also explain to her that private detectives are no (..)
    1981 To Kill a Cop