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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD FORINT

From Hungarian, from Italian fiorinoflorin.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF FORINT

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FORINT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Forint is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FORINT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

forint

Hungarian forint

The forint is the currency of Hungary. It is divided into 100 fillér, although fillér coins are no longer in circulation. The introduction of the forint on 1 August 1946 was a crucial step of the post-WWII stabilization of the Hungarian economy, and the currency remained relatively stable until the 1980s. Transition to market economy in the early 1990s deteriorated the value of the forint, inflation peaked at 35% in 1991. Since 2001, inflation is single digit and the forint was declared fully convertible. As a member of the European Union, the long term aim of the Hungarian government is to replace the forint with the euro.

Definition of forint in the English dictionary

The definition of forint in the dictionary is the standard monetary unit of Hungary, divided into 100 fillér.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FORINT


Averno
Italian
bocconcini
Italian
eliche
Italian
Gioconda
Italian
Nynorsk
Norwegian
samizdat
Russian
seicento
Italian

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FORINT

forgo
forgoer
forgone
forgot
forgotten
forgottenness
forhaile
forhoo
forinsec service
forinsecal
forisfamiliate
forjaskit
forjudge
forjudgment
fork
fork out
fork-lift truck
forkball
forked
forked lightning

WORDS THAT END LIKE FORINT

blueprint
carbon footprint
ecological footprint
fine print
fingerprint
footprint
handprint
imprint
in print
large print
large-print
newsprint
out of print
overprint
preprint
print
reprint
screen print
small print
sprint

Synonyms and antonyms of forint in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «forint» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FORINT

Find out the translation of forint to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of forint from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «forint» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

福林
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

forint
570 millions of speakers

English

forint
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

एक्सचेंज
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الفورنت
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

форинт
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

forint
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ফোরিন্ট
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

forint
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Forint
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Forint
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

フォリント
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

포린 트
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Forint
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

forint
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஃபாரின்ட்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फॉरिंट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

forint
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fiorino
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

forintów
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

форинт
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

forint
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

φιορίνι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

forint
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

forinten
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

forint
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of forint

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FORINT»

The term «forint» is very widely used and occupies the 14.972 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FORINT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «forint» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «forint» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about forint

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FORINT»

Discover the use of forint in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to forint and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Warman's Coins & Paper Money: Identification and Price Guide
UNC 1981 500 forint, Bela Bartok (S) . .18.00 1984 500 forint, Decade forWomen (S) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18.50 1986 500 forint, repossession of Buda from the Turks 300th anniversary (S) . .25.00 1986 500 forint, Calgary Winter Olympics  ...
Arlyn G. Sieber, 2011
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2013 Standard Catalog of World Coins - 1901-2000
KM# 629 10 FORINT 8.8300 g., Nickel, 28 mm. Series: F.A.O. Obv: Logo at right of figure with large jar and bowl Rev: Small shield below denomination Date Mintage F 1983 50,000 — — 2.50 5.00 — VF XF Unc BU KM# 636 10 FORINT ...
George S. Cuhaj, Thomas Michael, 2012
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Standard Catalog of World Paper Money, Specialized Issues
UKRAINE RULERS: Austrian to 1918 MONETARY SYSTEM: 1 Korona = 100 Fillér to 1926 1 Pengö = 100 Fillér to 1946 1 Milpengö = 1 Million Pengö 1 B(illió) Pengö = 1 Billion Pengö 1 Adopengö = 1 Tax Pengö 1 Forint = 100 Fillér ...
George S. Cuhaj, 2013
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2014 Standard Catalog of World Coins, 2001-Date
Date Mintage F VF XF Unc BU 2012BP — — — — 3.50 5.00 2012BP Proof 4,000 Value: 10.00 KM# 844 100 FORINT 10.0000 g., Copper-Nickel, 30 mm. Subject: Hungarian Scout Association, 100th Anniversary Obv: Hungarian Scout emblem  ...
George S. Cuhaj, 2013
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Collecting World Coins, 1901-Present
KM# 576 5 FORINT 7.2100 g., Copper-Nickel,27 mm. Subject: Lajos KossuthObv: Star above shield within wreath Rev: Head right Mint: Budapest Date Mintage F VF XF Unc BU 1967BP 20,000,000 0.50 1.00 2.50 5.00 — 1968BP 29,000 5.00 ...
George S. Cuhaj, 2013
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Collecting World Coins: Circulating Issues 1901 - Present
KM# 552 10 FORINT 12.5000 g., 0.8000 Silver 0.3215 oz. ASW, 30 mm. Subject: 10th Anniversary of Forint Obv: National Museum in Budapest Rev: Leaves back of denomination, small shield above Mint: Budapest Date Mintage F VF XF Unc ...
George S. Cuhaj, 2011
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The Central and Eastern European Countries and the European ...
The consolidated fiscal balance was budgeted to rise to 505 billion forint, from 493 billion in 2001, a very modest nominal increase. However, after eight months of the year, the consolidated fiscal deficit expanded to 756 billion forint. A further  ...
Michael Artis, Anindya Banerjee, Massimiliano Marcellino, 2006
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Standard Catalog of World Gold Coins
of 1848 Obv: Hungarian Order of Military Merit III Class Rev: Portrait of Lajos Batthyany Date Mintage F VF XF Unc BU 1998BP Proof 5,000 Value: 230 KM# 681 5000 FORINT 6.9820 g., 0.9860 Gold 0.2213 oz. AGW Subject: 500th Anniversary ...
George Cuhaj, 2009
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2015 Standard Catalog of World Paper Money - Modern Issues: ...
189 1000 Forint VF UNC 2002-04; 2008. Blue and light yellow brown on multicolor underprint. King Mátyás, crowned arms at left center, latent image in cartouche at upper left. Back: Fountain in the palace atVisegrád. Watermark: King Mátyás.
George S. Cuhaj, 2014
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World Coins & Currency, Warman's Companion
Arlyn Sieber. Hungary 2001 5 Forint BU 1985 100 Forint. Turtle (S) ......................... ...............14.00 1961 500 Forint. Bela Bartok (G).................1,200.00 1997 5 Forint. Egret (B) ..................................................1.00 2001 5 Forint.
Arlyn Sieber, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FORINT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term forint is used in the context of the following news items.
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PORTFOLIO.HU | Amazing Hungary forint rally (5)
Following several waves of spectacular firming for the Hungarian currency in Thursday trading, the forint has shown unbroken excellent ... «portfolio.hu, Jul 15»
2
EcoMin Varga: Hungary would deserve an upgrade
Discussing the conversion of foreign currency debt into forint, Varga noted that there is still a loose thread in the process - specifically, auto ... «portfolio.hu, Jul 15»
3
PORTFOLIO.HU | Appeals court throws out OTP claim of fair lending …
The General Conditions of Contract of forint loans employed by OTP Mortgage Bank and OTP Bank until mid-2014 did not meet the criteria of ... «portfolio.hu, Jul 15»
4
Euro and commodity currencies bounce back - FT.com
There were big gains for the Hungarian forint, the Polish zloty and the Czech crown. Norway's krone picked up 1.5 per cent on the dollar after ... «Financial Times, Jul 15»
5
china - Bloomberg
Hungary's forint, Poland's zloty and Romania's leu each strengthened more than 1.7 percent against the dollar and at least 0.6 percent versus ... «Bloomberg, Jul 15»
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Currencies climb on Greek hopes despite Romanian CPI slump
BUDAPEST/BUCHAREST: Hopes that Greece will agree a bailout with its euro zone creditors by a weekend deadline lifted the forint and zloty ... «Business Recorder, Jul 15»
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This is why the forint market switched to higher gear
A wave of forint firming in the morning was followed by another one in the afternoon. As a result, the EUR/HUF par is trading around 315.50 ... «portfolio.hu, Jul 15»
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Forint rebounds on improved sentiment, bond results
The forint was trading at 315.83 to the euro late Thursday on the interbank forex market, up from 318.07 late Wednesday. At 317.82 to the euro ... «Budapest Business Journal, Jul 15»
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Greek deal progress: Market says NAI - fastFT: Market-moving news …
Elsewhere in the region, the Polish zloty, Hungarian forint and Turkish lira are all upbeat, again reflecting a much brighter overall mood. Now, of ... «Financial Times, Jul 15»
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Cautious forint market movements as Grece situation unfolds
Since Thursday morning, the EUR/HUF rate has bounced back from the peak at 318. The Hungarian forint is currently traded at 317.20 vs. the ... «portfolio.hu, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Forint [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/forint>. Apr 2024 ».
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