brother; a title of a monk or friar
"The trader entered into an fra to lock in borrowing rates for a future date."
a title for a Roman Catholic monk or friar; equivalent to Brother
Initialism of forward-rate agreement.
In plain English: An FRA is a deal that sets a specific interest rate for a loan sometime later.
"The company used a fra to hedge against potential interest rate increases."
Archaic form of fro.
"The old manuscript preserved the archaic spelling fra instead of the modern word fro."
In plain English: It's an old-fashioned word meaning "quickly" or "immediately."
"Fra the misty hills, a lone shepherd called out to his flock."
Short form of Francis.
"The boy's nickname at school was Fra because his real name is Francis."
The English interjection "fra," used to express frustration or disbelief like the phrase "frap," comes from the Italian word for brother, which originally referred to a member of a religious order known as a friar. This usage was adopted into English slang rather than evolving directly from its original meaning in Italy.