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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

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of know-how1

1830–40, noun use of verb phrase know how
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These are long-term projects that require funding and scientific know-how on a global scale.

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“In my discussion with the president it was ‘OK, we developed all these skills and know-how.

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But experts caution, this could further curtail India's ability to build local know-how and grow its own industrial base.

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Taiwan does not have special access to the raw materials - but it has the know-how to stay years ahead of other companies in the intricate process of producing these atomic building blocks of modern life.

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“The ability to get radicalized, as well as the ability to actually gain the technical know-how, along with a hot-button anger-inducing social media landscape — this is the world we’re living in,” he added.

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