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The definition of frank is a person who is honest and direct.

(adjective)

An example of frank is someone telling a potential employee during the interview that they will get the job.

Frank is defined as to send mail without paying for postage.

(verb)

An example of to frank is when a U.S. Senator sends a letter to their constituents and does not have to put postage on the letter.

See frank in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

Archaic free in giving; generous
open and honest in expressing what one thinks or feels; straightforward; candid
free from reserve, disguise, or guile; clearly evident; plain: showing frank distaste

Origin: ME < OFr franc, free, frank < ML francus < LL Francus, a Frank, hence free man (i.e., member of the ruling race in Gaul) < Gmc *Frank (> OHG Franco) < ? or akin to *franco, a spear, javelin > OE franca, ON frakka

transitive verb

1. to send (mail) free of postage, as by virtue of an official position
2. to mark (mail) as with one's signature so that it can be sent free
3. to put a stamp on or meter (mail) to prepay postage
to make easy the passage of (a person); allow to pass freely

noun

the privilege of sending mail free
a mark, signature, or stamp on mail for, or in place of, postage
an envelope, etc. that has been franked

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frankness noun

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noun

Informal a frankfurter

noun

a masculine name: dim. Frankie

noun

a member of the group of related Germanic peoples that established the Frankish Empire, which, at its height (beginning of the 9th cent. ), extended over what is now France, Germany, and Italy

Origin: ME < OE Franca & < OFr Franc < LL Francus: see frank

Frank, Anne 1929-45; Jewish victim of the Holocaust, born in Germany: known for diary (published 1947) kept while in hiding in Amsterdam (1942-44): died in Bergen-Belsen
Frank, Robert 1924-; U.S. photographer, born in Switzerland

Frankish

See frank in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective frank·er, frank·est

Open and sincere in expression; straightforward: made several frank remarks about the quality of their work.
Clearly manifest; evident: frank enjoyment.

transitive verb franked, frank·ing, franks

a. To put an official mark on (a piece of mail) so that it can be sent free of charge.
b. To send (mail) free of charge.
To place a stamp or mark on (a piece of mail) to show the payment of postage.
To enable (a person) to come and go freely.

noun

a. A mark or signature placed on a piece of mail to indicate the right to send it free of charge.
b. The right to send mail free.
A franked piece of mail.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English, free

Origin: , from Old French franc

Origin: , from Late Latin Francus, Frank; see Frank

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frankˈness noun

noun
Informal

A frankfurter.

noun

A member of one of the Germanic tribes of the Rhine region in the early Christian era, especially one of the Salian Franks who conquered Gaul about A.D. 500 and established an extensive empire that reached its greatest power in the ninth century.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old English Franca

Origin: and Old French Franc

Origin: , both from Late Latin Francus

Origin: , of Germanic origin

German Jewish diarist who fled from Nazi Germany to Amsterdam with her family (1933) and kept a diary during her years in hiding (1942-1944). She and her family were captured (August 1944) and sent to concentration camps. Anne died of typhus in the camp at Belsen. Her diary was published in 1947.

, Robert Born 1924.

Swiss-born American photographer and filmmaker noted for his clear-cut documentary style and interest in popular culture.

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