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Ben.

A shortening of the male given name Benjamin or, less often, of Benedict.

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  1. A shortening of the male given name Benjamin or, less often, of Benedict.

noun/bɛn//bɪn/pin-pen-merger

  1. A US$100 bill, which bears a portrait of Benjamin Franklin. Often used in the plural form to indicate large sums of money.

    US · slang
name/bɛn//bɪn/pin-pen-merger

  1. The capital city of Ben County, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province, Iran.

  2. A county of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province, Iran.

name/bɛn//bɪn/pin-pen-merger

  1. Alternative form of Beng (“Mande language of Ivory Coast”).

    alt-of · alternative
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.