: knowledge of how to do something smoothly and efficiently : expertise
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you'll gain some practical know-how in this auto mechanics class
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The firm soon started building a four-hundred-megawatt commercial power plant near the FORGE site, gleaning much of its technical know-how from Moore’s team.
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Brent Crane, The New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2025
Frenchmen such as Jean Louis Vignes came here bearing know-how and wine grape stock, and put the old mission varieties in the shade with ever-better vintages.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2025
In the wake of the probe, Dior had vowed to take a larger proportion of its production in-house and in November, revealed the creation of a new industrial department tasked with strengthening its overall production capacity over the long term and ensuring the continuity of its know-how.
—Lily Templeton, WWD, 28 Feb. 2025
Alyssa Curran Looking for someone who’s got both market know-how and a knack for making real estate feel easy?
—Alexandra Harbert, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2025
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Brent Crane, The New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2025
Frenchmen such as Jean Louis Vignes came here bearing know-how and wine grape stock, and put the old mission varieties in the shade with ever-better vintages.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2025
In the wake of the probe, Dior had vowed to take a larger proportion of its production in-house and in November, revealed the creation of a new industrial department tasked with strengthening its overall production capacity over the long term and ensuring the continuity of its know-how.
—Lily Templeton, WWD, 28 Feb. 2025
Alyssa Curran Looking for someone who’s got both market know-how and a knack for making real estate feel easy?
—Alexandra Harbert, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for know-how
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“Know-how.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/know-how. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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