expertise

B2
US /ˌɛkspɚˈtis/ UK /ˌɛkspɜːˈtiːz/
noun verb Freq #8492

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    Great skill or knowledge in a particular field or hobby.

    He spoke of Scotland's hydroelectric projects in Africa, local expertise shared with the world's poor.

  2. 2
    verb

    To supply with expert knowledge or advice.

    Since 1979, we have developed a method for expertising the design of the processes and improving them.

  3. 3
    noun

    skillfulness by virtue of possessing special knowledge

  4. 4
    noun

    Advice, or opinion, of an expert.

Etymology

Borrowed from French expertise.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
3 noun · skillfulness by virtue of... expertness
Word family
Derived forms inexpertisesexpertise
Related forms competenceknowledgeproficiencyskill

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