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

Carmaker Mercedes Benz uses digital twins of its factories and assembly lines to reduce downtime, and also to test its driving software in simulations before real-world deployment.

From Los Angeles Times

Says Christine Benz, director of personal finance and retirement planning for Morningstar: “By ‘net expenses’ I’m thinking the reader means portfolio spending.

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

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