means.
An instrument or condition to achieve a result.
Meaning & usage
An instrument or condition to achieve a result.
She treated him as a means to an end.
A car is a means of transport.
Where this word comes from
From mean (“method or course of action used to achieve some result”). Compare French moyens, German Mittel.
Financial resources; wealth.
a person of means; independent means
He was living beyond his means.
Financial resources; wealth. Substantial wealth.
She is a woman of means.
Hotels that are so priced that only people of means can stay.
Where this word comes from
From mean (“method or course of action used to achieve some result”). Compare French moyens, German Mittel.
plural of mean
Where this word comes from
From mean (“method or course of action used to achieve some result”). Compare French moyens, German Mittel.
third-person singular simple present indicative of mean
Where this word comes from
From mean (“method or course of action used to achieve some result”). Compare French moyens, German Mittel.
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