Meaning

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  1. (slang)A United States one-hundred-dollar bill.

More definitions
  • printer whose success as an author led him to take up politics; he helped draw up the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution; he played a major role in the American Revolution and negotiated French support for the colonists; as a scientist he is remembered particularly for his research in electricity (1706-1790)

Origin

From the portrait of Benjamin Franklin featured on them.

From the portrait of Benjamin Franklin featured on them.

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Forms

plural: Benjamin Franklins

Synonyms

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  • printer whose success as an author led him to take up politics; he helped draw up the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution; he played a major role in the American Revolution and negotiated French support for the colonists; as a scientist he is remembered particularly for his research in electricity (1706-1790):Franklin

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