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frank

The correct spelling is frank.

How to pronounce frank

/fɹæŋk/
noun

IPA: /fɹæŋk/

Say it like: Fra-nk

The correct spelling is frank. Free postage, a right exercised by governments (usually with definite article). For example: "May I be frank with you?"

Usage Examples

May I be frank with you?

The research probes whether treating pre-diabetes with metformin can prevent progression to frank diabetes.

Buy a package of franks for the barbecue.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.Free postage, a right exercised by governments (usually with definite article).
  2. 2.The notice on an envelope where a stamp would normally be found.
  3. 3.A hot dog or sausage.
  4. 4.The grey heron.
  5. 5.A pigsty.

verb

  1. 1.To place a frank on an envelope.
  2. 2.To exempt from charge for postage, as a letter, package, or packet, etc.
  3. 3.To send by public conveyance free of expense.
  4. 4.To shut up in a frank or sty; to pen up; hence, to cram; to fatten.

adjective

  1. 1.Honest, especially in a manner that seems slightly blunt; candid; not reserved or disguised.
  2. 2.Unmistakable, clinically obvious, self-evident
  3. 3.Unbounded by restrictions, limitations, etc.; free.
  4. 4.Liberal; generous; profuse.
  5. 5.Unrestrained; loose; licentious.

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