monnaie
See also: Monnaie
French
Etymology
Inherited from Old French moneie, monoie, from Latin monēta. Compare English money.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɔ.nɛ/
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Noun
monnaie f (plural monnaies)
- change (money back after a transaction)
- 10 francs de monnaie. ― 10 francs change.
- Gardez la monnaie. ― Keep the change.
- currency
- Le dollar est la monnaie d'Australie. ― The dollar is the currency of Australia.
- cash, change (coins, as opposed to notes)
- coinage
Derived terms
Related terms
See also
Verb
monnaie
- inflection of monnayer:
- first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- second-person singular imperative
Further reading
- “monnaie”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.