: knowledge of how to do something smoothly and efficiently : expertise
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you'll gain some practical know-how in this auto mechanics class
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The two entrepreneurs — Begley is the founder of Tribe Dynamics and Cloyes cofounded Youth to the People — have taken their business know-how to a bubbly new brand called Fathers.
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James Manso, Footwear News, 8 May 2026
However, Sakakihara does not have Cohen’s breadth and depth of policy know-how.
—Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial Boards, Mercury News, 8 May 2026
But one of the world’s biggest industries has largely bypassed the software revolution, and still runs, to a remarkable extent, on human know-how.
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Despite his lack of governance know-how, Pratt is versed in the art of spectacle.
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James Manso, Footwear News, 8 May 2026
However, Sakakihara does not have Cohen’s breadth and depth of policy know-how.
—Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial Boards, Mercury News, 8 May 2026
But one of the world’s biggest industries has largely bypassed the software revolution, and still runs, to a remarkable extent, on human know-how.
—Theo Saville, Fortune, 6 May 2026
Despite his lack of governance know-how, Pratt is versed in the art of spectacle.
—Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026
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 9 May. 2026.
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