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   means

   /miːnz/

   plural

   • 1. an action or system by which a result is achieved; a method: "technology seen as a means to bring about emancipation" Similar methodwaymannermodemeasurefashionprocessproceduretechniqueexpedientagencymediuminstrumentmechanismchannelvehicleavenuecourse
   • 2. financial resources; income: "he came from a family of very modest means" Similar moneyresourcescapitalincomefinancefundscashthe wherewithalassetsinformal:doughbreaddibsmoolahshekelsgeltlootoofscratchsploshdoshbrasslollyspondulickswongaackersdinerosjackmazumaOscar
   • ▪ substantial resources; wealth: "exclusive hotels that are priced so that only people of means can stay" Similar wealthrichesaffluencesubstancefortunepropertymoneycapitaldeep pockets
   • ▪ resources; capability: "every country in the world has the means to make ethanol"

   Word Origin late Middle English: plural of mean3, the early sense being ‘intermediary’.

   Scrabble Points: 7

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishMEANS | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   MEANS definition: 1. a method or way of doing something: 2. money, for example from an income, that allows you to…. Learn more.

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   Means definition: the medium, method, or instrument used to obtain a result or achieve an end. See examples of MEANS used in a sentence.

4. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definitionmeans noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage ...

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   Definition of means noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishMEANS definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   A means of doing something is a method, instrument, or process which can be used to do it. Means is both the singular and the plural form for this use.

6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › meansMeans - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

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   force or effort; interchangeable with 'means' in the expression 'by means of'. a means to an end; not necessarily a principled or ethical one. a means or agency by which something is expressed or communicated. something contrived to meet an urgent need or emergency.

7. www.thefreedictionary.com › meansMeans - definition of means by The Free Dictionary

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   n. 1. (functioning as singular or plural) the medium, method, or instrument used to obtain a result or achieve an end: a means of communication. 2. (functioning as plural) resources or income. 3. (functioning as plural) considerable wealth or income: a man of means.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishMEAN | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   MEAN definition: 1. to express or represent something such as an idea, thought, or fact: 2. used to add emphasis to…. Learn more.