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know-how

[ noh-hou ]

noun

  1. knowledge of how to do something; faculty or skill for a particular activity; expertise:

    Designing a computer requires a lot of know-how.



know-how

noun

  1. ingenuity, aptitude, or skill; knack
  2. commercial and saleable knowledge of how to do a particular thing; experience
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of know-how1

1830–40, Americanism; noun use of verb phrase know how
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The theater proves that it can do nearly anything the cinema can do with the right design team, directorial imagination and technological know-how.

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In fact, Mr Kretinsky says he hopes to bring the European parcel know-how at GLS to bear on Royal Mail's operations.

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The infrastructure and know-how for rearing the creatures needs to be beefed up.

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Frenchmen such as Jean Louis Vignes came here bearing know-how and wine grape stock, and put the old mission varieties in the shade with ever-better vintages.

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The actor stars in Netflix’s new comedy ‘Running Point,’ playing a character modeled on the Lakers’ president who must prove her business savvy and basketball know-how.

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