framework

pronunciation

How to pronounce framework in British English: UK [ˈfreɪmwɜːk]word uk audio image

How to pronounce framework in American English: US [ˈfreɪmwɜːrk] word us audio image

  • Noun:
    a simplified description of a complex entity or process
    the underlying structure
    a structure supporting or containing something

Word Origin

framework (n.)
1640s, "structure for enclosing or supporting," from frame (n.) + work (n.). Figurative sense "adjusted arrangement" is from 1816.

Synonym

Example

1. The new regulatory framework has had a chilling effect .
2. It also provides a framework and toolsfor planning these strategies .
3. What makes bank runs so lethal in the eurozone is the legal framework .
4. According to this framework , the electron should be close to perfectly spherical .
5. I try here to provide such a framework .

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