: knowledge of how to do something smoothly and efficiently : expertise
Examples of know-how in a Sentence
you'll gain some practical know-how in this auto mechanics class
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Every pilot, however small, builds confidence and technical know-how for future expansion.
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Peter Bendor-Samuel, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Capital combined with client introductions, regulatory know-how, or industry access can support growth in ways a pure check often doesn’t.
—Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
In the upscale furniture and lighting business, demand is also high for the know-how housed in some of these smaller companies.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 12 Sep. 2025
Advertisement As of today, more than half of these strategic minerals face some sort of export restriction or control, whether on the minerals themselves or the know-how that allows them to be incorporated into finished products.
—Fatih Birol, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
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Peter Bendor-Samuel, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Capital combined with client introductions, regulatory know-how, or industry access can support growth in ways a pure check often doesn’t.
—Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
In the upscale furniture and lighting business, demand is also high for the know-how housed in some of these smaller companies.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 12 Sep. 2025
Advertisement As of today, more than half of these strategic minerals face some sort of export restriction or control, whether on the minerals themselves or the know-how that allows them to be incorporated into finished products.
—Fatih Birol, Time, 10 Sep. 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 15 Sep. 2025.
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