Benjamins

British

/ ˈbɛndʒəˌmɪnz /

plural noun

hundred-dollar bills
money

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Etymology

Origin of Benjamins

C21: after Benjamin _Franklin , whose image appears on this denomination of bill

Example Sentences

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The film’s vintage patina doesn’t detract from rising actor Will Price’s confident performance as an immature mobster who prefers bitcoin to stacks of Benjamins.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2026

I’d rather have a big pile of Benjamins when I’m ready for my rocking chair.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 27, 2026

Some of the influencers doing this work have hundreds of thousands or millions of followers, and they reach people who don’t have their own financial advisers or much education about their Benjamins.

From Slate • Sep. 4, 2024

She was filming as Kane, 40, pulled a slimy safe out of a lake in Flushing Meadows Corona Park and extracted bags of waterlogged Benjamins from inside it.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 4, 2024

She probably had never seen pennies before, having dealt only in Benjamins.

From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon

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