Benz

¹ American  

[bents, benz] / bɛnts, bɛnz /

noun

1. Karl, 1844–1929, German automotive engineer and manufacturer.

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benz- ² American  

1. variant of benzo- before a vowel.

   benzaldehyde.

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Benz British  

/ bɛnts, bɛnz /

noun

1. Karl ( Friedrich ) (karl). 1844–1929, German engineer; designed and built the first car to be driven by an internal-combustion engine (1885)

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Usage

What else does benz mean? Frequently found in hip-hop lyrics, Benz is short for Mercedes-Benz, a German luxury car.

Example Sentences

Huang says the company’s first autonomous vehicle, built in partnership with Mercedes Benz, will be on the road in the U.S. in the first quarter, adding that cars will be rolled out in Europe in the second quarter, and Asia starting in the third and fourth quarters.

From The Wall Street Journal

Huang says the company’s first autonomous vehicle, built in partnership with Mercedes Benz, will be on the road in the U.S. in the first quarter, adding that cars will be rolled out in Europe in the second quarter, and Asia starting in the third and fourth quarters.

From The Wall Street Journal

Volkswagen falls 2.6%, while Renault and Mercedes Benz drop 2% and 2.3%, respectively.

From The Wall Street Journal

Renette Anderson, who has worked as an executive assistant to the DWP’s general manager since 2002, asked subordinates to book a plane ticket for her personal travel, make physical therapy appointments for her, purchase party supplies for a non-work party at her home and make a service appointment at a Mercedes Benz dealership for her personal vehicle, wrote the enforcement director, Kenneth Hardy, in an accusation document dated Nov. 4.

From Los Angeles Times

“Karl Benz launched the first production car in 1893 at the Chicago World’s Fair. Twenty-five years later, horse carriages and related items were down 60%, and if not for the depression, the final collapse might have come sooner.”

From Barron's