means

pronunciation

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  • Noun:
    how a result is obtained or an end is achieved
    instrumentality used to achieve an end
    considerable capital (wealth or income)

Word Origin

means (n.)
"course of action," late 14c., from mean (n.); sense of "wealth" is first recorded c. 1600. Compare French moyens, German Mittel. Phrase by no means attested from late 15c.; means-test is from 1930.

Antonym

n.

end

Example

1. And if they have the financial means , they should dodge the corporate pack mentality altogether .
2. It has the independence and means to act decisively .
3. Military means alone will not end the crisis .
4. Some have the means to make this happen .
5. Any freedom they gain would immediately become a means to resist him .

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