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.

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Origin of expertise

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

Words nearby expertise

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Other definitions for expertise (2 of 2)

expertise²

[ ek-sper-tahyz ]

/ ˈɛk spərˌtaɪz /

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

expertize.

How to use expertise in a sentence

Whether it was Tester’s expertise, the stability of a giant 12-foot board, or the 20 pounds I dropped last year, something strange happened.
A Maui vacation in three acts|Alex Pulaski|February 12, 2021|Washington Post
I feel great about the hire, about the expertise at that position.
Jaguars’ Urban Meyer hires strength coach accused of mistreating players while at Iowa|Matt Bonesteel|February 11, 2021|Washington Post
The group’s stated goal is to share expertise from the bottom up and fill the gap where existing frameworks don’t quite work.
European VC funds are building community around ESG initiatives|Richard Dal Porto|February 11, 2021|TechCrunch
If you have expertise in ad copy creation, landing page design, PPC account structure, measuring SEO content success, and optimizing your on-page content–we want to hear your pitches.
Is Google moving toward being search marketing’s point of singularity: Thursday’s daily brief|Carolyn Lyden|February 11, 2021|Search Engine Land

The right tools, resources, and expertise can make the process much easier.
A small business’ step-by-step guide to dominating local search in 2021|Joseph Dyson|February 10, 2021|Search Engine Watch
The U.S. responded to security threats with cool heads and plenty of expertise in WWII and the Cold War.
Why Did We Panic After 9/11 and Ignore All We Knew About Responding to Security Threats?|Deborah Pearlstein|December 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I had visited distilleries all over the world and reached a level of expertise about the subject.
A Whisky Connoisseur Remembers That First Sip of The Macallan||December 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“There is such a vein of intelligence and deeply steeped expertise among them,” he says.
William, Kate, and Jay Z’s Favorite Art Star: Alexander Gilkes' World of Rock Stars and Royalty|Tim Teeman|December 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Police need to direct resources and expertise shrewdly to address these reports.
A Female Writer’s New Milestone: Her First Death Threat|Annie Gaus|December 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
For Vankor, Russia has all the expertise it requires, as the field is already in production.
China Is Financing Putin’s Aggression|Gordon G. Chang|November 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
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
And we have traveled the road familiar to many nursing scholars, the road of expertise in objectification and quantification.
Nursing as Caring|Anne Boykin
This expertise went on to the extent of two whole days and appreciably more than another thousand pounds.
Buried Alive: A Tale of These Days|Arnold Bennett
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
The new principal, Bill Rudolph, also committed his energy and expertise to fighting the drug problem.
What Works: Schools Without Drugs|United States Department of Education

British Dictionary definitions for expertise

expertise

/ (ˌɛkspɜːˈtiːz) /

noun

special skill, knowledge, or judgment; expertness

Word Origin for expertise

C19: from French: expert skill, from expert

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