toolkit

American  

[tool-kit] / ˈtulˌkɪt /

1. a collection of tools or other useful equipment typically kept in a box or case.

   a carpenter’s toolkit.

2. a collection of expert skills, knowledge, procedures, or information for a particular topic or activity.

   I wanted to expand my toolkit, see more successes, and have better control over my projects.

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toolkit British  

/ ˈtuːlˌkɪt /

noun

1. a set of tools designed to be used together or for a particular purpose

2. software designed to perform a specific function, esp to solve a problem

   your on-line printer toolkit

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Etymology

Origin of toolkit

First recorded in 1960–65; tool ( def. ) + kit ¹ ( def. )

Example Sentences

"They've got to know we've got tools in our toolkit that we so far haven't decided to use," Vance said.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

Edgerton: I feel like I learn something about myself on every job and every time I approach a new job, I always describe it in rudimentary terms, like a toolkit.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2026

Even if it's just for tasks like lifting vocals from an old recording, or cleaning up distortion, machine learning is part of the production toolkit.

From BBC • Dec. 29, 2025

Even as China hones its formal sanctions toolkit, it still turns to informal methods when legal and political justification is thin.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 30, 2025

As a diplomat, he negotiated with the confederacy of Five Nations in 1744; in those days, knowledge of Indian ways was an essential part of the statesman’s toolkit.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann