1
: any of various former basic monetary units (as in Belgium, France, and Luxembourg)
2
the basic monetary unit of Switzerland and a number of especially sub-Saharan nations in Africa see Money Table
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The company, backed by tennis icon Roger Federer, reported a 29% jump in year-over-year first-quarter sales in constant currency terms worth 508 million Swiss francs ($560 million) on Tuesday, surpassing the half-a-billion mark for the first time.
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Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 15 May 2024
The bank completed a similar buyback in March, bringing in 5.01 billion Swiss francs ($5.52 billion), or 8.62 % of the share capital of UBS, over the course of two years.
—Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 7 May 2024
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Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 15 May 2024
The bank completed a similar buyback in March, bringing in 5.01 billion Swiss francs ($5.52 billion), or 8.62 % of the share capital of UBS, over the course of two years.
—Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 7 May 2024
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franc
noun1
: the former basic unit of money of France and Belgium
2
: a basic unit of money (as of Switzerland)
3
: a coin representing one franc
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