expertise

[ ek-sper-teez ]

/ ˌɛk spərˈtiz /

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noun

expert skill or knowledge; expertness; know-how: business expertise.

a written opinion by an expert, as concerning the authenticity or value of a work of art, manuscript, etc.

Nearby words

experimentation, experimenter effect, expert, expert system, expert witness, expertise, expertism, expertize, expiable, expiate, expiation

Origin of expertise

1865–70; < French: survey, report (made by experts); -ise taken as an abstract noun suffix. See expert, -ise²

Definition for expertise (2 of 3)

expertise

[ ek-sper-tahyz ]

/ ˈɛk spərˌtaɪz /

verb (used with or without object), ex·pert·ised, ex·pert·ising. Chiefly British.

expertize.

Definition for expertise (3 of 3)

expertize

[ ek-sper-tahyz ]

/ ˈɛk spərˌtaɪz /

verb (used with or without object), ex·pert·ized, ex·pert·iz·ing.

to study or investigate as an expert.

Also especially British, ex·pert·ise.

Origin of expertize

First recorded in 1885–90; expert + -ize

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Examples from the Web for expertise

The U.S. responded to security threats with cool heads and plenty of expertise in WWII and the Cold War.
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I had visited distilleries all over the world and reached a level of expertise about the subject.
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Police need to direct resources and expertise shrewdly to address these reports.
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For Vankor, Russia has all the expertise it requires, as the field is already in production.
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Bill Clinton courted Mixner and his expertise at the outset of his run for president.
Gay Activist David Mixner: I Mercy Killed 8 People|Tim Teeman|October 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The passage is evidence for Ovid's expertise and interest in law.
The Last Poems of Ovid|Ovid
This was a well-calculated and popular step, which however did not make much difference from the point of view of expertise.
Royal Highness|Thomas Mann
The large size and diversified operations of the agroindustrial complexes place a heavy demand upon the expertise of management.
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His existence was becoming more and more barren of expertise.
Royal Highness|Thomas Mann
Help schools fight drugs by providing them with the expertise and financial resources of community groups and agencies.
What Works: Schools Without Drugs|United States Department of Education

British Dictionary definitions for expertise (1 of 2)

expertise

/ (ˌɛkspɜːˈtiːz) /

noun

special skill, knowledge, or judgment; expertness

Word Origin for expertise

C19: from French: expert skill, from expert

British Dictionary definitions for expertise (2 of 2)

expertize

expertise

/ (ˈɛkspɜːˌtaɪz) /

verb

US to act as an expert or give an expert opinion (on)

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