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expertise

1 American  
[ek-sper-teez] / ˌɛk spərˈtiz /

noun

  1. expert skill or knowledge; expertness; know-how.

    business expertise.

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

expertise 2 American  
[ek-sper-tahyz] / ˈɛk spərˌtaɪz /

verb (used with or without object)

Chiefly British.
expertised, expertising

  1. expertize.

expertise British  
/ ˌɛkspɜːˈtiːz /

noun

  1. special skill, knowledge, or judgment; expertness

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Etymology

Origin of expertise

First recorded in 1865–70; from French: “survey, report (made by experts),” with -ise understood as an abstract noun suffix; expert, -ise 2

Example Sentences

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He has no use for expertise or talent; he prefers people who will grovel before him.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

Influencers’ success now depends more on talent and social-media expertise than before.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Add his dead-ball expertise and Rice is the full package as a midfielder in the top class.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

“It’s not a regional work. So, you know, I’m here to offer my expertise and my heart to California and to any place that I travel.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

Weaver had put his finger on the real shortcoming of the cyclotron lab, which was its scientific judgment, not its technical expertise.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

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