franklin

/ˈfɹæŋklɪn/

name 5noun 4

Collocations

ADJ.

considered, ecological, established, known, moving, quoted, received

The ecological franklin stove became known for heating homes efficiently in colonial America.

VERB + FRANKLIN

beat, heard, tell

I heard Franklin say he was moving to Canada next month.

FRANKLIN + NOUN

american, articles, az, body, chang-d, d, france, president

Benjamin Franklin articles about his experiments with electricity fascinated students in history class.

PREP.

from, in, in

Benjamin Franklin was born in Boston and became one of America's greatest inventors.

ADV.

then

Then Franklin decided to leave his job and start his own business.

Definitions

name

A surname transferred from the nickname.

A male given name transferred from the surname, partly in honor of Benjamin Franklin.

A rural municipality of Manitoba, Canada.

A municipality of Quebec, Canada.

noun

A one-hundred-dollar bill, which carries the portrait of Benjamin Franklin.

That night, I bought a stack of spirit money. In U.S. currency, of course. I would make it rain Franklins in the spirit world.

A Franklin half dollar.

A member of the Franklin society, a social club at Whittier College founded in 1921.

Nixon beat a Franklin for student body president. [He had] learned that being hated by the right people was no impediment to political success.

noun

A freeholder, especially as belonging to a class of landowners in the 14th and 15th century ranking at the bottom of the gentry.

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Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

That night, I bought a stack of spirit money. In U.S. currency, of course. I would make it rain Franklins in the spirit world.

Wiktionary

Nixon beat a Franklin for student body president. [He had] learned that being hated by the right people was no impediment to political success.

Wiktionary

People will accept your idea much more readily if you tell them Benjamin Franklin said it first.

Tatoeba · #2341

Franklin was known for his common sense.

Tatoeba · #34190

The proverb is quoted from Franklin.

Tatoeba · #48169

B. Franklin was an American statesman and inventor.

Tatoeba · #72245

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, franklin is marked as informal, US, historical. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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