Etymology

Proper noun

1. of biblical origin.
2. The youngest of the sons of Jacob and Rachel.

Quotations

• And it came to pass, as her soul was in departing, (for she died) that she called his name Benoni: but his father called him Benjamin.

• 1908 George Bernard Shaw: Getting Married:

  What about the youngest child - the Benjamin - the child of its parents' mature strength and charity, always better treated than the unfortunate eldest children of their youthful ignorance and wilfulness?

• 2007 Mark Schreiber, Starcrossed, Llewellyn Worldwide, ISBN 0738710016, page 53:

  "Well, who the hell ever thinks some boy with a name like Benjamin is going to kill someone?" I said. "It's like someone named Winnie the Pooh taking hostages!"

Noun

1. A US$100 bill, which bears a portrait of Benjamin Franklin. Often used in the plural form to indicate money:
   • Dean Ornish: "Health Care: It's All About the Benjamins" Newsweek (April 12, 2006) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12256977/site/newsweek/
   • Movie title: "All About the Benjamins" (2002) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0278295/
   • Martha Baer: "It's Not All About The Benjamins" Tango Magazine (2007) http://www.tangomag.com/tabid/89/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/154/Its-Not-All-About-The-Benjamins.aspx

Proper noun

1. Benjamin.
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2. Benjamin.

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1. Benjamin.
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Proper noun

1. Benjamin.
2. . Diminutive: Ben.

Proper noun

1. Benjamin.

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1. Benjamin.
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