Meanings
nounrappen (plural rappen)
- A unit of currency in Switzerland and Liechtenstein, equal to one-hundredth of a Swiss franc.First known use 17th c.
There was a hole the size of a ten-rappen coin on her right shin and a run laddering after it.
2015, Jill Alexander Essbaum, Hausfrau, Random House, page 1121 more example
‘Meticulous to a fault,’ he declared respectfully – even if the fault included checking Toby's imprest down to the last Swiss Rappen, a discipline he accepted with a rueful grace.
1979, John Le Carré, Smiley's People, Folio Society, published 2010, page 273
Origin
- GermanRappen
- Englishrappen
From German Rappen.
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French centime
- centimehundreth of a Swiss franc
German Rappen
- Rappenhundreth of a Swiss franc
Italian centesimo
- centesimohundreth of a Swiss franc
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APA
rappen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rappen
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“rappen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rappen. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rappen,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rappen.
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