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means
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pl. n.
1. [usu. treated as sing.] (often means of something or means to do something)
an action or system by which a result is brought about; a method:
these pledges are a means to avoid prosecution
resolving disputes by peaceful means.
2.
money; financial resources:
a woman of modest but independent means
prospective students without the means to attend Cornell.
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resources; capability:
every country in the world has the means to make ethanol.
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wealth:
a man of means.
PHRASES:
beyond
(or within) one's means
beyond (or within) one's budget or income:
the government is living beyond its means.
by all means
of course; certainly (granting a permission):
“May I make a suggestion?” “By all means.”
by any means
(or by any manner of means)
(following a negative) in any way; at all:
I'm not poor by any means.
by means of
with the help or agency of:
supplying water to cities by means of aqueducts.
by no means
(or by no manner of means)
not at all; certainly not:
the outcome is by no means guaranteed.
a means to an end
a thing that is not valued or important in itself but is useful in achieving an aim:
a computer is merely a means to an end.
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