Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

assignat

/ˈasɪɡnat/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: assig-nat
IPA: /ˈasɪɡnat/

9

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A banknote used during the French Revolution, on the security of state land.

Example Sentences

"If the landed man wishes to mortgage, he falls the value of his land, and raises the value of assignats."
"[O]n her request for money, I took out a parcel of assignats I had in my pocket."
"He was in favour of a national bank; he was strongly opposed to the reckless issue of assignats and spoke against it in the Assembly."
"The continuing depreciation of the assignat was worsening problems: in November and December, the currency's cash return dipped below 1 per cent of its face value, bringing a comic aspect to many exchanges and inducing street beggars to decline alms in paper form."

Etymology

From French assignat.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈasɪɡnat/

Inflected Forms

assignats (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce assignat?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈasɪɡnat/.
What does assignat mean?: A banknote used during the French Revolution, on the security of state land.
Where does assignat come from?: From French assignat.

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