forint
noun
fo·rint
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plural forints
also forint
Definition of forint
the basic monetary unit of Hungary — see Money Table
Examples of forint in a Sentence
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Mr Orban forced the banks to redenominate the mortgages in forints at favourable rates. — The Economist, "How Viktor Orban hollowed out Hungary’s democracy," 29 Aug. 2019 Hotel staff also expect tips in forints so have them handy for porters, maids, waitstaff, etc. — Leena Kim, Town & Country, "The Right Way to Tip All Over the World," 22 May 2019 The Hungarian forint was little changed at 314.02 per euro, after rising 0.3 percent, while the Czech koruna strengthened 0.4 percent. — Adrian Krajewski, Bloomberg.com, "East European Currencies Whipsaw on Dollar Gains, EU Budget," 2 May 2018 The European Union’s plans to cut funding to the region ended a brief recovery in the Polish zloty and Hungarian forint, which held close to the weakest levels in months against the euro following Tuesday’s thin-liquidity driven sell-off. — Adrian Krajewski, Bloomberg.com, "East European Currencies Whipsaw on Dollar Gains, EU Budget," 2 May 2018 Although the price of this particular listing is given in euros, most real estate transactions in Hungary are done in forints. — Roxana Popescu, New York Times, "House Hunting in … Hungary," 20 June 2018 The Czech koruna and the Hungarian forint weakened by 0.4 percent. — Ewa Krukowska, Bloomberg.com, "EU Regional Aid to Shrink Under Plan Rebuked by Eastern Members," 2 May 2018 Deputy Governor Marton Nagy has pledged to keep short-term borrowing costs near zero until end-2019 and offer about 300 billion forint ($1.2 billion) worth of interest-rate swaps each quarter in 2018 to push long-term lending yields lower. — Andra Timu, Bloomberg.com, "This Is What Eastern EU Central Banks Will Discuss Through April," 25 Mar. 2018 Non-governmental organizations will also have to list any foreign sponsors giving them more than 500,000 forints ($1,800) a year. — Washington Post, "Hungary passes bill regulating foreign-funded NGOs," 13 June 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'forint.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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