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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.

3. 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.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDEFINE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   DEFINE definition: 1. to say what the meaning of something, especially a word, is: 2. to explain and describe the…. Learn more.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › english-word › meansMEANS - All you need to know about it - Collins Online 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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   Learn the meaning, pronunciation, and usage of the word means in different contexts. Find out the synonyms, antonyms, idioms, and related terms of means in the online thesaurus.

8. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › meanMean Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of MEAN is to have in the mind as a purpose : intend —sometimes used interjectionally with I, chiefly in informal speech for emphasis or to introduce a phrase restating the point of a preceding phrase. How to use mean in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Mean.