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Benjamin

Benjamin

1 8.4
A US one-hundred-dollar bill with Benjamin Franklin's picture on it
  • noun
  • /ˈbɛn.dʒə.mɪn/
  • Slang
translation icon : billete de cien dólares
  • And he played the Benjamins and I jumped the kind dip.

Or a nation that just prints Benjamins?

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Examples

  • But we just need to make sure that you're going into your purchase here with realistic expectations for a single Benjamin and change.

  • So to return to Benjamin, can that returning glance really draw us after it's dream?

  • I saved up several Benjamins to buy the new laptop I wanted.

  • He offered me a stack of Benjamins for my rare comic book collection.

  • You can get a nice jacket for just two Benjamins at that store.

Synonyms

hundred dollar bill
vsBenjamin
  • US
17 2.1

A paper note worth one hundred US dollars

is an informal portrait based label rather than the formal banknote name
c-note
vsBenjamin
  • Slang
9.9

A one-hundred-dollar bill in the United States

is slang that refers specifically to the portrait on the banknote

Compounds

Benjamin bush
  • Specialized
9.9

A bush that loses its leaves in winter with fragrant leaves, yellow flowers, and red or yellow berries

A bridge held up by cables across the Delaware River between Philadelphia and Camden, New Jersey

gum benjamin
  • Specialized
9.9

A fragrant resin from trees used in perfumes and to soothe irritated skin

Surface Forms

Benjamin singular
Benjamins plural

Etymology

The slang Benjamin for a one-hundred-dollar bill comes from Benjamin Franklin because his picture is on the note, so people call the bill by his name.