: 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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Mayor Brandon Johnson lacks the political skill, connections, know-how and muscle to keep the Chicago Bears in the city.
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Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2025
Doing Well By Doing Good Besides being the right thing to do, empowering consumers with personalized financial know-how may be good business, especially for fledgling fintechs.
—Lindsey Downing, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
The firm’s know-how caught the attention of the Property Brothers, leading to eight project collaborations with the television personalities.
—Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 20 May 2025
Meet this year’s honorees—the designers and creatives who give us the inspiration and the know-how to travel over the rainbow and embrace color in all its gradations.
—Eleni N. Gage, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 May 2025
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Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2025
Doing Well By Doing Good Besides being the right thing to do, empowering consumers with personalized financial know-how may be good business, especially for fledgling fintechs.
—Lindsey Downing, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
The firm’s know-how caught the attention of the Property Brothers, leading to eight project collaborations with the television personalities.
—Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 20 May 2025
Meet this year’s honorees—the designers and creatives who give us the inspiration and the know-how to travel over the rainbow and embrace color in all its gradations.
—Eleni N. Gage, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 May 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 9 Jun. 2025.
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