framework

[freym-wurk]

noun

1. a basic structure, plan, or system, as of concepts, values, customs, or rules: The empire foundered, leaving its people in anarchy and lawlessness, as the framework of their society and culture collapsed around them.

   The bill, if passed, will provide a legal framework for privacy and data protection.

   The empire foundered, leaving its people in anarchy and lawlessness, as the framework of their society and culture collapsed around them.

2. a skeletal structure designed to support or enclose something.

3. a frame or structure composed of parts fitted and joined together.

4. the construction of frames.

5. work done in, on, or with a frame.

framework

/ ˈfreɪmˌwɜːk /

noun

1. a structural plan or basis of a project

2. a structure or frame supporting or containing something

3. frames collectively

4. work such as embroidery or weaving done in or on a frame

Other Word Forms

• underframework noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of framework¹

First recorded in 1635–45; frame + work

Example Sentences

Sethi’s is one of countless frameworks financial experts use to help people understand how money makes them happy.

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Sethi’s is one of countless frameworks financial experts use to help people understand how money makes them happy.

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It is also introducing a more sophisticated capital management framework, which UBS welcomes, they add.

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"There can be no decisions outside the framework of our sovereignty, the security of our people, or our red lines -- now or ever," Kyiv's security council chief and negotiator Rustem Umerov said on social media.

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Lagarde also advocated for the creation of what are known as “28th regimes”, or legal frameworks that apply across the EU which businesses could choose over national laws.

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Related Words

• groundwork 
• plan 
• scheme 
• structure