expertise

[ ek-sper-teez ]

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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.

Origin of expertise

First recorded in 1865–70; from French: “survey, report (made by experts),” with -ise understood as an abstract noun suffix; see expert, -ise²

Other definitions for expertise (2 of 2)

expertise²

[ ek-sper-tahyz ]

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

expertize.

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British Dictionary definitions for expertise

expertise

/ (ˌɛkspɜːˈtiːz) /

noun

special skill, knowledge, or judgment; expertness

Origin of expertise

C19: from French: expert skill, from expert

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