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   Frank

   /fraNGk/

   

   verb

   • 1. stamp an official mark on (a letter or parcel), especially to indicate that postage has been paid or does not need to be paid.
   • ▪ sign (a letter or parcel) to ensure delivery free of charge.
   • ▪ facilitate or pay the passage of (someone): "English will frank the traveler through most of North America"

   noun

   • 1. an official mark or signature on a letter or parcel, especially to indicate that postage has been paid or does not need to be paid.

   Word Origin early 18th century: from frank1, an early sense being ‘free of obligation’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. franker noun

   Scrabble Points: 12

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   What does Frank mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! FRANK meaning: 1. honest, sincere, and telling the truth, even when this might be awkward or make other people…. Learn more.

   FRANK | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   What does franking mean?

   • Get the Franking mug. can be used as a communal word to describe a group of Asians or an Asian in general, since a lot of Asian men are named Frank. Scott: Yo bro, did you see any Franks last night?

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   What does franked mean?

   • • In 1987, the consensus is that everything must be stamped with soul and franked with passion. frank3 noun [ countable] American English a frankfurter From Longman Business Dictionary frank /fræŋk/ verb [ transitive] to print a sign on an envelope or package to show that the cost of sending it has been paid All mail for despatch should be franked.

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   Where does the name Frank come from?

   • It is traditionally assumed that Frank comes from the Germanic word for "javelin" (such as in Old English franca or Old Norse frakka). There is also another theory that suggests that Frank comes from the Latin word francisca meaning ("throwing axe"). Franklin is a similar name with more English or Germanic [and less French] connotations.

   Where does the phrase “To be quite frank” come from

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   FRANK meaning: 1. honest, sincere, and telling the truth, even when this might be awkward or make other people…. Learn more.

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   Frank definition: direct and unreserved in speech; straightforward; sincere. See examples of FRANK used in a sentence.

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   Definition of frank adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   Honest and frank refer to what you say as much as how you say it: a(n) honest/frank admission of guilt. They are generally positive words, although it is possible to be too frank in a way that other people might not like. Direct, outspoken, and blunt all describe someone's manner of saying what they think.

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   frank. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English frank1 /fræŋk/ adjective 1 honest and truthful be frank with somebody He was completely frank with her about what happened. be frank about something She was quite frank about the whole thing. frank discussion/interview/exchange of views etc see thesaurus at honest 2 → to be frank ...

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   FRANK definition: speaking honestly and saying what you really think: . Learn more.