monnaie

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French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old French moneie, monoie, from Latin monēta. Compare English money.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /mɔ.nɛ/
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Noun

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monnaie f (plural monnaies)

  1. change (money back after a transaction)
    10 francs de monnaie.10 francs change.
    Gardez la monnaie.Keep the change.
  2. currency
    Le dollar est la monnaie d’Australie.The dollar is the currency of Australia.
  3. cash, change (coins, as opposed to notes)
  4. coinage

Derived terms

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See also

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Verb

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monnaie

  1. inflection of monnayer:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

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